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How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led To Mat Honan's Identity Theft

Posted by Unknown on from the quick-turnaround dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The story behind the hacking of Mat Honan's multiple accounts has been revealed and points to massive failures in how Amazon and Apple handle password recovery. Accounts for both sites can be easily accessed with simple to find publicly available information. If you ask me, both companies should be liable for violating privacy laws."

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  1. Why remote wipe? by flyingfsck · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The remote delete feature is the dumbest of dumb feature I ever heard of. That alone is a good reason not to use Apple products.

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  2. Re:But he's and IT Expert! by mimicoctopus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The fact that he was using all Apple products, with iCloud no less, is a good sign that he's not an expert.

    After all, this is the company which profits from people who are willing to pay a lot more for a computer system provided it is very simple and is secure from viruses and hackers. LOL.