Krebs on Security

MacOS High Sierra Users: Change Root Password Now

A newly-discovered flaw in macOS High Sierra — Apple’s latest iteration of its operating system — allows anyone with local (and, apparently in some cases, remote) access to the machine to log in as ...
techtimes

Critical Security Flaw Allows Root Access To macOS High Sierra Without Password: Here’s How To Avoid It

There appears to be a critical flaw within macOS High Sierra that allows anyone with physical access to a Mac running the operating system to gain full administrator access, no password required. The ...
9to5Mac

macOS High Sierra security vulnerability discovered, here’s how to set root password for fix

Update #2: An official fix is now available; no restart required. Update: An Apple spokesperson has issued the following statement, saying an update is in the works: “We are working on a software ...
Lifehacker

Change Your iPhone's Root Password After Jailbreaking It

The Just Another iPhone Blog provides the steps needed, from first jailbreaking to final lock-down, to get a new, custom root password installed. By default, your iPhone's root password is alpine—and ...
The Daily Dot

Dangerous flaw in macOS High Sierra leaves your Mac vulnerable: Here’s how to fix it (updated)

Publicly posted to Twitter by Turkish software developer Lemi Orhan Ergin, the dangerous vulnerability lets anyone using a Mac running macOS 10.13 High Sierra get authenticated into a “System ...
The Independent

Apple Mac computers can easily be broken into with just a few key presses because of major vulnerability

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...