<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/09/02Apple-Media-Advisory.html> /Quote: Update to Celebrity Photo Investigation
We wanted to provide an update to our investigation into the theft of photos of certain celebrities. When we learned of the theft, we were outraged and immediately mobilized Apple’s engineers to discover the source. Our customers’ privacy and security are of utmost importance to us. After more than 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the Internet. None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud® or Find my iPhone. We are continuing to work with law enforcement to help identify the criminals involved. To protect against this type of attack, we advise all users to always use a strong password and enable two-step verification. Both of these are addressed on our website at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4232. /End Quote Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 2 Sep 2014, at 5:40 pm, Rod Blitvich <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-patches-icloud-security-gap-after-celebrity-photo-hacks-reports-say/ > > <image.gif> > Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 0409 681 256 > [email protected] > > > A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from? > > On 2 Sep 2014, at 5:19 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I was just at a friend’s place and he asked me if I had seen the news about >> iCloud being compromised ? >> I have arrived home and see nothing in news reports about this. >> Has anybody seen or heard anything re this today ? >> >> My friend is a Windoze user and suffers badly from Applephobia ! >> This may just be a symptom of his illness. >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> >> Mac by choice >> Windows because my employer knew no better >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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