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Originally Posted by nthn View Post
I agree, but I think root access is still relevant for installing hidden Bitcoin miners or DDoS applications and such, so situations where the attacker is not interested in data, only money or whatever the intentions behind DDoS attacks are.
It is also relevant on servers that store personal data of thousands of users. Root will give you access to other users' data. I believe this is where juiceme was coming from, which is why I emphasised mobile devices. You raise and interesting point, though I am not sure how relevant bitcoin mining is on mobiles.
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