npl Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 If you want to have "fun" on someone's mac and change passwords or anything for that matter all you need is assess to their hardware, a OSX installer cd or a way to boot the machine to linux. This works so long as the files you want to do stuff to are not encrypted. I have tried it, and the look on my friend's face made it worth while. lol use this knowledge for the power of "good" not evil. More info on how to do it belowhttp://lifehacker.com/5681710/how-to-break-into-a-mac-and-prevent-it-from-happening-to-you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydos Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Just make sure you have permission from the owner of the computer or only try this on your own computers. We don't condone illegal activities on helionet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdhdhd Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hey I own a mac don't be a jerk teaching people how to cheat security in macs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npl Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 This info is widely available across the web. Relax. Its just for pranks on your friends and what not. In fact knowing this can help you. Remember I said you can't easily get into their files if they are encrypted. Just use filevault and encrypt away and you are safe. One last thing... just cause you own a mac don't give your self a false sense of security. Mac's like any computer are vulnerable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydos Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Its just for pranks on your friends...as long as you have permission from your friends first otherwise it is illegal and I will delete this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdhdhd Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 This info is widely available across the web. Relax. Its just for pranks on your friends and what not. In fact knowing this can help you. Remember I said you can't easily get into their files if they are encrypted. Just use filevault and encrypt away and you are safe. One last thing... just cause you own a mac don't give your self a false sense of security. Mac's like any computer are vulnerable.I agree with you macs are only any safer if used properly and thanks for the firevault tip it was really useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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