Re: [Fed-Talk] Security cuts both ways
Re: [Fed-Talk] Security cuts both ways
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Security cuts both ways
- From: Todd Heberlein <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:20:00 -0700
> It is still unclear how the hackers got his iCloud password, but the implications are pretty scary once they do. It is no longer just a "they can read my email" thing.
It was social engineering.
> Update Three: I know how it was done now. Confirmed with both the hacker and Apple. It wasn’t password related. They got in via Apple tech support and some clever social engineering that let them bypass security questions.
http://www.emptyage.com/post/28679875595/yes-i-was-hacked-hard
Todd
PS. I find it amusing (?) since I'm currently listening to Kevin Mitnick's "Ghost in the Wires" which talks a lot about his social engineering tactics
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