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Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.mobile.ipad
Subject	Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached
Date	2017-03-23 06:57 +0000
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*Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2017-03-22, *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> wrote:
>>> The latest news tidbit is that some hacking group claims it has credentials
>>> for more than 300 million icloud accounts and wants Apple to pay them or
>>> they wipe those devices. Not sure how seriously to take this threat, but
>>> thought a heads up (no not in there) for others was in order.
>> 
>> These are likely accounts of people who use the same password for
>> multiple accounts with other retailers/entities. Regardless, if you use
>> two-factor authentication and this is a non-issue.
>> 
> True. One item of confusion is whether the cache of credentials extend
> beyond @me.com, @icloud.com and @mac.com domained accounts. Many of the
> specifics are confusing. Could it be some twisted April Fools prank?

Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached

"Citing a person familiar with the contents of the Turkish Crime Family's
data, the report goes on to say that many user names and passwords appear
to come from a 2012 LinkedIn breach. Whether that hack contained Apple user
IDs and passwords is unknown, though the possibility seems slim. A more
likely threat is the possibility of credential recycling. People often
reuse usernames and passwords across different services."

<http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/17/03/23/apple-responds-to-hacker-claims-says-systems-not-breached>

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alleged ransoming of icloud accounts *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> - 2017-03-22 18:37 -0500
  Re: alleged ransoming of icloud accounts Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-22 23:49 +0000
    Re: alleged ransoming of icloud accounts *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@allspamis.invalid> - 2017-03-22 18:59 -0500
      Re: alleged ransoming of icloud accounts Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-03-23 18:17 +1300
      Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-23 06:57 +0000
        Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2017-03-23 19:31 +0000
          Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-23 16:17 -0400
            Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-24 13:29 +0000
              Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-24 11:15 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-24 16:11 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-24 20:25 +0000
          Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-24 13:25 +0000
        Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2017-03-24 11:49 -0400
          Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 20:04 +0000
            Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-25 20:22 +0000
              Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-25 17:24 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-25 21:47 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-26 14:18 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-26 18:28 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-26 15:28 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-27 00:13 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-27 04:51 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2017-03-27 06:54 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-27 08:01 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-27 15:08 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-27 13:31 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2017-03-28 06:07 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-28 02:26 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 09:47 +1100
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-25 22:14 +0000
            Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 17:50 -0400
              Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-25 18:09 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 18:12 -0400
              Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-25 22:14 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 18:18 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-25 22:36 +0000
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-26 14:22 -0400
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-03-27 12:26 +1300
                Re: Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2017-03-27 14:02 +1300
  Re: alleged ransoming of icloud accounts nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-23 00:34 -0400
  Re: alleged ransoming of icloud accounts Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2017-03-25 17:14 -0400

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