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Celebrity iCloud Accounts Compromised by Weak Passwords, Not iCloud Breach
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"...None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple's systems including iCloud(R) or ..." I seriously hope that the use of the registered trademark symbol in bodycopy won't spread to all Apples texts. It feels so big-corp-ish. And very un-Apple.
ABC News in San Francisco apparently changed their story headline to be less sensationalist. Compare the headline here with the URL.
It's stupid to expect the public to know what a strong password is.
Do you expect the public to design the computer they use?
The victim doesn't get any of the blame for hacking into an account and stealing compromising pictures. None. 0%. Not a whit. You can't convince me that the victim is in any way responsible for committing that crime. Nothing the victim did in this case should have any bearing on the criminal's guilt or on the punishment if the perpetrator is found, and found guilty in court.
The celebrity is responsible for setting a weak password. There is no law against having a weak password on a personal internet account, so there is no legal punishment. On the other hand, knowing that there are people out there trying to dig up information about you (some of the willing to commit criminal acts to do it), it's up to you to safeguard your privacy. Don't trust the disgusting, creepy criminal hackers to put your privacy ahead of their nefarious hobby.
You can hope that the people who did this will be caught and punished. I hope so to.
Not really. What if they didn't used any password at all? Who gives the right for that trash to attempt to enter their account?
That is as smart as saying that if I walk with my hypothetical iPhone on some neighborhood, on my hand, it is my fault if someone steals it.
Hackers and thieves are the only ones that should be blamed. Personally, I hope for the death penalty with some torture, first.
Nice way to spin it Apple but you're not out of the woods yet. Of course we knew that the problem was with weak passwords; that's how they got in. The issue here is that iCloud was not smart enough to stop repeated attempts and lock out accounts and notify end users of the unauthorized attempt. The lawyers are going to have a field day with this. Plus Apple patched the issue yesterday morning. Thats the smoking gun right there.
Most famous? Among these celebrities I'd say Jennifer Lawrence is the only really famous one and maybe Kate Upton. There were four or five out of 11 which I didn't know who they were.
A list of 11 celebrities whose nude photos people would want to see online would not contain any of these people.
It's 2014
For crying out loud.
It's 2014 people.
2-step verification for anything you care about. And a program like 1Password.
And don't ever keep files online that you wouldn't want others to see. Ever. Sheesh.
For crying out loud.
It's 2014 people.
2-step verification for anything you care about. And a program like 1Password.
And don't ever keep files online that you wouldn't want others to see. Ever. Sheesh.
If you look at the source of the hack over at anon-in.com/stol/ they're actually targeting ANYBODY'S iCloud, not just celebrities.
+1. It's good that Apple responded so quickly (many people suspected that what they say was the reason from the beginning) but I'm afraid it might be too late anyway. They already took a very big PR hit on this and their response is unlikely to improve things much. The best they can hope for is that from now on regular media will says that hackers claimed to have breached icloud but that Apple denied an icloud breach.
Always like to think outside the box on cases like this. I'm not a lunatic conspiracy theorist, but it healthy to have questions.... My question: Is it inconceivable a rival such as Samsung facilitated this attack to negatively affect Apple's reputation?
With new details emerging, probably not but would you put it past Samsung in the future?
This would be akin to South Korea launching a cyber attack on America. While I love conspiracies, I don't think Samsung is trying to invoke war
It doesn't give anyone the right. People don't have the right to break into someone else's house and steal all their stuff, but it happens anyways. That's why people lock their houses and many people now have home security systems.
Now, if you leave your house for work in the morning and you don't lock your door or set your security system, part of the blame is going to be on you.
No, it's mostly the fault of the individual(s) who broke into the accounts. Yes, Apple can and should do more to encourage stronger passwords (as should every 'cloud provider') but the blame lies with the thief.
Exactly. "accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions". Sounds like a breach to me
By your logic, if you leave your house locked with only the doorknob instead of adding a couple of deadbolts, it's your own fault if I break into your home and steal your computer. Of course, not all of us try to give excuses to criminal activity or try to justify it. I guess it's part of living in a civilized society.
Obviously. There are lots of valuable information to be gotten from cloud accounts than celeb nudes.
Didn't that actually happen with tmobile a few years ago because everyone knew her pet's name was tinkerbell?
No one has yet confirmed the the alleged find my iPhone exploit that was allegedly patched and this leak are related.
