Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached

From	Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.ipad, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached
Date	2017-03-27 06:54 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<obacvb$24b$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	(8 earlier) <slrnoddpgj.2pj3.g.kreme@snow.local> <58d805e4$0$40439$c3e8da3$b280bf18@news.astraweb.com> <slrnodg288.kso.g.kreme@snow.local> <58d81655$0$34528$c3e8da3$dbd57e7@news.astraweb.com> <slrnodh6ok.1jqu.g.kreme@snow.local>

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Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <58d81655$0$34528$c3e8da3$dbd57e7@news.astraweb.com> JF Mezei
> <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
>> On 2017-03-26 14:28, Lewis wrote:
> 
>>> It almost certainly shows that you have a shitty password, yes, but even
>>> with a shitty password, THEY CANNOT LOGIN.
> 
> 
>> These breaches are not because they guessed your password, it is because
>> they stole it from somewhere.
> 
> Only if you reused it like a moron.
> 
>> That is because many services are terrible with security and allow they
>> databases to be easily stolen.
> 
> Which is why no one with any brains reuses passwords.
> 
> 

There are several free TFA apps in the Apple App Store. OTB Auth, as an
example, will generate TFA codes if the username and password are known.
Will that TFA code allow one to gain entry?

If yes, then there is no stopping someone with the user name and password.

-- 
Zaidy036

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                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2017-03-27 06:54 +0000
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                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2017-03-28 06:07 +0000
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