2023 Author: Gordon Kinson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-26 08:36
Apple is strengthening security measures when recovering user passwords. This happened after the journalist reported the hacking of his personal data. This fact indicates possible vulnerabilities in the security system of more than 400 million user accounts of Apple devices.
Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris (Natalie Kerris) today said that the company is forced to suspend indefinitely the ability to recover passwords over the phone. Apple is currently taking steps to ensure and improve the security of this process.
In an interview with Wired magazine, Mat Honan (he is the victim of a hacker attack) said that hackers managed to get access to his iCloud account. Attackers were able to delete photos and other sensitive information from Mat Hanan's iPhone, iPad and MacBook. The event strangely coincided with the recovery of the access password via the phone. More precisely, it happened after the restoration.
The incident sheds light on security holes in Apple ID. Password confirmation is required to purchase music, movies and apps from iTunes and the App Store.
Be careful.
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