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

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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 15:08 +0000
Message-ID	<ejso7bFa1dfU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
> 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.

I see no app called "OTB Auth" in the App Store. Got some links to these
apps?

> Will that TFA code allow one to gain entry?

Of course not. 

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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

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