Posted by: Michael on Thu, Feb 28th, 2008
Apple has confirmed that there is a security glitch in OS X that may allow a person with physical access to your computer to retrieve your password.
Apple blames the glitch on the way the code for OS X is written, Apparently OS X allows for your password to be stored in the computers memory for longer than what its needed. Apple is said to be working on an update to fix the problem.
How to prevent anyone from stealing your password? Shut off your computer when you are done using it, this typically will wipe the memory on your computer. However recent research shows that freezing or cooling down the DRAM chips will keep the memory on the chips for longer period of time.
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