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  • The moment you don't pay attention, you end up getting compromised!

    From David Brooks@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 12 10:53:55 2022
    XPost: alt.computer.workshop

    ".... the moment you don't pay attention, you end up getting compromised!"

    That's part of the concluding sentence in this article by a Mac expert!

    https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x0E.html

    Should ALL Mac users make this check on their computers?

    --
    David

    Last login: Sun Jun 12 07:25:18 on console
    <snip> % ds-iMa$ dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep 401
    zsh: command not found: $

    Last login: Sun Jun 12 10:43:42 on ttys000
    <snip> % ds-iMa$ dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep 401
    zsh: command not found: ds-iMa$


    Why is the first attempt "on console" and second attempt "on ttys000"?
    If relevant, the time of the first attempt was much later than the time
    shown above - about 3 hours later!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From whisky-dave@21:1/5 to David Brooks on Mon Jun 13 05:32:54 2022
    On Sunday, 12 June 2022 at 10:53:58 UTC+1, David Brooks wrote:
    ".... the moment you don't pay attention, you end up getting compromised!"

    Sounds like one of your golden rivet experiances ;-)


    That's part of the concluding sentence in this article by a Mac expert!

    https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x0E.html

    Should ALL Mac users make this check on their computers?

    --
    David

    Last login: Sun Jun 12 07:25:18 on console
    <snip> % ds-iMa$ dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep 401
    zsh: command not found: $

    Last login: Sun Jun 12 10:43:42 on ttys000
    <snip> % ds-iMa$ dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep 401
    zsh: command not found: ds-iMa$


    Why is the first attempt "on console" and second attempt "on ttys000"?
    If relevant, the time of the first attempt was much later than the time
    shown above - about 3 hours later!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From David Brooks@21:1/5 to whisky-dave on Mon Jun 13 15:17:59 2022
    On 13/06/2022 13:32, whisky-dave wrote:
    On Sunday, 12 June 2022 at 10:53:58 UTC+1, David Brooks wrote:
    ".... the moment you don't pay attention, you end up getting compromised!"

    Sounds like one of your golden rivet experiences ;-)

    Some reading here may not be aware of such things! :-D

    That's part of the concluding sentence in this article by a Mac expert!

    https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x0E.html

    Should ALL Mac users make this check on their computers?

    --
    David

    Last login: Sun Jun 12 07:25:18 on console
    <snip> % ds-iMa$ dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep 401
    zsh: command not found: $

    Last login: Sun Jun 12 10:43:42 on ttys000
    <snip> % ds-iMa$ dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep 401
    zsh: command not found: ds-iMa$


    Why is the first attempt "on console" and second attempt "on ttys000"?
    If relevant, the time of the first attempt was much later than the time
    shown above - about 3 hours later!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)