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Choice quote: To reiterate what the main bugs are that are being exploited here, roughly in order of popularity / effectiveness: Password reset (secret questi
by abalone 12y ago
Choice quote:
To reiterate what the main bugs are that are being exploited here, roughly in order of popularity / effectiveness:
Password reset (secret questions / answers)
Phishing email
Password recovery (email account hacked)
Social engineering / RAT install / authentication keys
Note: Not weak passwords.
- parliament32 12y agoHere's a question: How did the attacker get the usernames of the celebrities? Those aren't exactly public info (unless they used the same name as their Instagram account or something).
- abalone 12y agoThe article discusses this very point in some detail (see especially point 7 about iCloud email testing).