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[bakabakari]

Once again proof that we are still not even close to a safe enough environment online to be using "cloud" services of any kind. There will always be idiots out there trying to make a name for themselves by doing malicious things to other people for what their little minds consider a "good cause".

[stoneage]

Apple has their hands full with the App Store hacking of PayPal and gift card accounts.

[ZeeJay0rtg]

This sounds and looks FUD. The site the data was retrieved is offline meaning that the data is useless. Unless Apple stores data on OSes other than OSX, user's info are safe and secured - even that, Apple practices safe online surfing.

Just remember that Apple had already built a data farm of their own and I doubt Apple will use other OSes to manage it virtually and have no security posted.

[MarkHernandez]

I really dislike how Macworld reposts stuff like this from other websites.

No one has talked about phishing scams, which I'm sure harvest tons more iTunes account information than this.

I'm sick, sick, sick, sick of the sensationalist postings in the tech space. Really sick and tired of it. Put you have to rummage through the garbage to find the things that are important. I wish there was one site that took a stand against sensationalism. I'm spittin in the wind though, and no one is reading this comment. That's one thing I know I can be sure of.

[WarrenS]

If the group could have gotten more data they would have.

I dare them to try.

[tewha]

WarrenS, on 04 July 2011 - 07:55 AM, said:

If the group could have gotten more data they would have.

Absolutely right. I mean, I believe they probably could get more information with sufficient effort. But Apple clearly isn't using the the swiss cheese model of security as, say, Sony. At least on critical data.

[charlituna]

stoneage, on 04 July 2011 - 07:13 AM, said:

Apple has their hands full with the App Store hacking of PayPal and gift card accounts.

But how much of that is brute force hacking versus phishing and playing the 'a lot of folks will use the same password everywhere' card. Also, Apple is not to blame if Facebook, Paypal etc can't secure their systems. Which is how some of those iTunes were compromised thanks to that same password trick)

Also, apparently the 27 usernames were Apple employees authorized to view the survey results, not customers. And the passwords were frozen within minutes of the info being posted (if not before that)

[jdb8167]

This has nothing to do with Apple's customers.

This post has been edited by jdb8167: 04 July 2011 - 11:20 AM

[johndrake]

MarkHernandez, on 04 July 2011 - 07:38 AM, said:

I really dislike how Macworld reposts stuff like this from other websites.

No one has talked about phishing scams, which I'm sure harvest tons more iTunes account information than this.

I'm sick, sick, sick, sick of the sensationalist postings in the tech space. Really sick and tired of it. Put you have to rummage through the garbage to find the things that are important. I wish there was one site that took a stand against sensationalism. I'm spittin in the wind though, and no one is reading this comment. That's one thing I know I can be sure of.

+1

[FarmerBob]

What more! With iTunes being gutted daily they're saying there could be more. iTunes and iCould Buh Bye! I have never thought Clound Computing was a good idea. Guess my point is being proven.

[tjbackstage]

Most likely, this has got to be useless information, and Apple likely knows it. This group probably just wants to stir up some attention to make people question how seriously Apple considers the security of itself (and more importantly, the privacy of customer information), though it shouldn't be much of concern really. Do you actually think that such a major company like Apple could have information that's extremely personal hacked and posted to the public to view? No way.