A critical flaw has been discovered in macOS High Sierra that lets an attacker log in as 'root' by leaving the password field blank and trying multiple times in a row. Listen to this and “fix" it right now. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imore.com/macos-has-root-bug">macOS High Sierra 'root' security bug: Stop and do this NOW</a></li> </ul> Subscribe via: <ul> <li><a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/vector/id1313368831?mt=2&at=10l3Vy&ct=UUimUdUnU44550"> Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href= "https://overcast.fm/itunes1313368831/vector">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://pca.st/vector">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href= "https://castro.fm/podcast/445f1018-d2d9-41ef-bba4-8fd521ba399c">Castro</a></li> <li><a href="http://vector.libsyn.com/rss">RSS</a></li> </ul>   Follow on: <ul> <li><a href="https://imore.com/vector">Web</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/reneritchie">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/reneritchie">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://facebook.com/thereneritchie">Facebook</a></li> </ul>

A critical flaw has been discovered in macOS High Sierra that lets an attacker log in as 'root' by leaving the password field blank and trying multiple times in a row. Listen to this and “fix" it right now. Links: macOS High Sierra 'root' security bug: Stop and do this NOW Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

A critical flaw has been discovered in macOS High Sierra that lets an attacker log in as 'root' by leaving the password field blank and trying multiple times in a row. Listen to this and “fix" it right now. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imore.com/macos-has-root-bug" rel="noopener noreferrer">macOS High Sierra 'root' security bug: Stop and do this NOW</a></li> </ul> Subscribe via: <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/vector/id1313368831?mt=2&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=UUimUdUnU44550" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1313368831/vector" rel="noopener noreferrer">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://pca.st/vector" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://castro.fm/podcast/445f1018-d2d9-41ef-bba4-8fd521ba399c" rel="noopener noreferrer">Castro</a></li> <li><a href="http://vector.libsyn.com/rss" rel="noopener noreferrer">RSS</a></li> </ul> &nbsp; Follow on: <ul> <li><a href="https://imore.com/vector" rel="noopener noreferrer">Web</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/reneritchie" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/reneritchie" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://facebook.com/thereneritchie" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a></li> </ul> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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