Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ...
by saagarjha on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:26PM
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> And at the same time provided everyone with a simple, free, and perfect way to fireproof his/her house.
The issue here is that it isn't perfect in the long run (having a root account with a password is worse than not having one) and many people will not be adopting it since they're not in the know.
Of course, it is always possible people have been already exploiting this, but most likely it is at most a small number of people who know about it. Now every script kiddie in the world can and will go around trying to hack anyone who isn't well-informed enough to know how to protect themselves.
The issue here is that it isn't perfect in the long run (having a root account with a password is worse than not having one) and many people will not be adopting it since they're not in the know.
Of course, it is always possible people have been already exploiting this, but most likely it is at most a small number of people who know about it. Now every script kiddie in the world can and will go around trying to hack anyone who isn't well-informed enough to know how to protect themselves.