15-year-old Unpatched Root Access Bug found in Apple’s macOS | #CyberSecurity #NobodyIsPerfect #Awareness #LPEexploit | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it

An IT security researcher has leaked details on an unpatched Apple’s macOS bug which lets attackers gain root access and take complete control of a targeted device.

After a disastrous 2017, where Apple faced all sorts of security-related issues and complaints, the company is in trouble again right from the first day of the New Year! On the very first day of 2018 (or the last day of 2017, depending on your location and region), a security researcher having immense expertise in hacking Apple’s iOS has posted details of an unpatched security flaw present in macOS operating system.

“One tiny, ugly bug. Fifteen years. Full system compromise” wrote the researcher, who uses the alias Siguza (s1guza).

 

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