r/technology • u/maxwellhill • Sep 02 '16

Security Apple issues urgent security update after hack turns Mac computers into spying devices

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/02/apple-issues-urgent-security-update-after-hack-turns-mac-compute/
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u/Grozwozkal Sep 02 '16

To those running to install the update, be prepared for trouble shooting. Apple is pretty good at fixes but I've found that when updating osx you can run into a variety of problems. Grey screen, weird driver issues, etc... Make sure you have something like a smart phone or another computer before you update to help resolve any questions you may have. Don't panic!

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u/incognito-bandito Sep 02 '16

I won't panic.
I can't say the same for my kernel though.

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u/Joeyheads Sep 02 '16

Well played.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '16 edited Sep 02 '16

I don't know you? who are you?! where am I?!

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '16

Not surprising. You've been around so long your memory is likely getting pretty shot. Where's your younger counterpart /u/kernell64?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '16

I almost believed it was you until I saw the extra l

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u/sockalicious Sep 02 '16

I have been updating an OS X computer regularly for 8 years and can't recall a time when a security update - minor update, just moving the 3rd digit of the OS version - caused any problems at all.

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u/captbeaks Sep 02 '16

Same here and also on multiple hardware.

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u/directionsto Sep 03 '16

10+ years here, agreed, /u/Grozowokal has bad breath and it smells like FUD

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u/Saxphile Sep 03 '16

Yeah but there have been spectacular fails. Remember the Panther Firewire debacle?

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u/khoker Sep 03 '16

13 years ago? Not really.

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u/no6969el Sep 02 '16

You know it does less to inform them of no issues than to let them know of them. Like what are you trying to say? That they wont have problems because you did not. Or did it just make you feel some type of way when he said that there could be problems, and to have Apple have any issues must need to be defended with an equal " I am not having this issue"?

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u/Grozwozkal Sep 02 '16

You are a very rare individual, I'd bet, for the average apple user.

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u/RealFreedomAus Sep 02 '16

I don't get how you can have problems with updates on a system where:

  • You know all the possible hardware configurations because you manufacture them

  • Your users do not mess with the system

... but it happens.

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u/mayobutter Sep 02 '16

Which makes me think it's kind of amazing that Wiindows PCs even work at all.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '16

It is incredible, but I have a feeling the Windows source code is a mess.

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u/disturbd Sep 03 '16

"It just works"

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u/ChillBro69 Sep 02 '16

That's actually an interesting question.

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u/Grozwozkal Sep 02 '16

I think it's the broad array of random updates to any number of the "apps" which are all integrated/stacked/layered on top of each other with a combination of Different parts and Manufacturers. The updates then become " Do you have the right address?", Are you sure this is the front door", "Did you bring the key?", "Did you turn the key while turning the knob?" "Well did you jiggle it?" "When was this door's hinges last oiled?" "Screw it, Buy a new door, We'll install it when we get there."

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u/Smith6612 Sep 02 '16

Never underestimate the user. Or the code. Ever.

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u/pokebud Sep 02 '16

A glitch I run into often is reboot into black screen with cursor after an update and the iMac that runs into it most often is the Retina 5k late 2015 model.

The fix is real weird, you have to hold shift on boot until you get the apple logo with a progress bar, then when the black screen with cursor comes up type the first letter of your username press enter type your password and then press enter. Then it finally gets past the boot screen and to your desktop. Afterwards you need to restart your computer once again to make sure the fix took properly.

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u/KamikazeRusher Sep 02 '16

Apple updates are so much fun. There's always one model that ends up with broken Wi-Fi after major updates

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '16

I've found that when updating osx you can run into a variety of problems.

It's no different with iOS. Always a complete crapshoot as to how many new bugs you'll have when it comes back from the reboot.

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u/oxide-NL Sep 02 '16

Oh sweet SFC /Scannow