September 1, 2014
Apple has patched (click here) a security hole that may have allowed hackers to access the iCloud accounts of several celebrities and leak them on the web forum 4Chan , according to CBS News report on Monday, citing Engadget.
A vulnerability in Apple’s “Find My iPhone” feature was exposed on the code-sharing site GitHub a day before a collection of nude photos depicting celebrities was leaked. The Find My iPhone service wasn’t equipped with a mechanism for preventing “brute force attacks,” or when hackers create a tool to test thousands of passwords against a users’ account until they find the correct one, according to Engadget...
Apple usually has few breaches but that doesn't make it fool proof. If one wants intimate photos don't hook the digital camera to the net simply put on a thumb drive.
I really miss the 35 mm. Seriously. I really think they do a better job and people are not unwittingly compromised. Does anyone really stop to think about it's security when taking pictures. Folks are in the moment and enjoying it. The last thing they think about is having their personal photos compromised by some opportunistic jerk.
I like paper. It is private. And in the year 2014 it is recycled.
Apple usually has few breaches but that doesn't make it fool proof. If one wants intimate photos don't hook the digital camera to the net simply put on a thumb drive.
I really miss the 35 mm. Seriously. I really think they do a better job and people are not unwittingly compromised. Does anyone really stop to think about it's security when taking pictures. Folks are in the moment and enjoying it. The last thing they think about is having their personal photos compromised by some opportunistic jerk.
I like paper. It is private. And in the year 2014 it is recycled.
