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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lifehacker

How to Patch the macOS High Sierra Password Flaw [Updated]

Mac users running the latest version of Apple’s operating system, High Sierra, are susceptible to a pretty huge flaw that could grant anyone with physical access to your Mac unfettered access to ...
Graham Cluley

Huge MacOS bug lets anyone login as root without a password: what you need to know

Turkish developer Lemi Orhan Ergin has found a colossal security hole in the latest shipping version of MacOS, High Sierra 10.13. Dear @AppleSupport, we noticed a *HUGE* security issue at MacOS High ...