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Is iCloud vulnerability to hacking as easy as this article suggests?
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<blockquote data-quote="lclev" data-source="post: 1735498" data-attributes="member: 307555"><p>Well thanks for finding that little gem <strong>Ian</strong>! <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Smirk.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Smirk:" title="Smirk :Smirk:" data-shortname=":Smirk:" /></p><p></p><p>You still have to have some information about the person and be able to figure out the password. So many people put too much of their personal information out there and then pick simple passwords. Add to that they fall for phishing emails and click on everything they find and fill out online forms for all the "free" stuff. I have a hard time feeling sorry for those types. </p><p></p><p>But as the article says - an account can be hacked through the use of the app (someone is making money $$). I realize some purposes for the app are legit too. </p><p></p><p>The problem is the more security features any cloud service adds to make accessing a user's files more difficult for the hacker, the more trouble it is for the average user to access them too. And the more the hassle for the user, the less they use it or they drop it. So it is a hard line to walk for Apple. </p><p></p><p>Lisa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lclev, post: 1735498, member: 307555"] Well thanks for finding that little gem [B]Ian[/B]! :Smirk: You still have to have some information about the person and be able to figure out the password. So many people put too much of their personal information out there and then pick simple passwords. Add to that they fall for phishing emails and click on everything they find and fill out online forms for all the "free" stuff. I have a hard time feeling sorry for those types. But as the article says - an account can be hacked through the use of the app (someone is making money $$). I realize some purposes for the app are legit too. The problem is the more security features any cloud service adds to make accessing a user's files more difficult for the hacker, the more trouble it is for the average user to access them too. And the more the hassle for the user, the less they use it or they drop it. So it is a hard line to walk for Apple. Lisa [/QUOTE]
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