Tech News : Apple iCloud security exploit is a concern, experts say.

[Anonymous]

Headline : Apple iCloud security exploit is a concern, experts say.


Excerpt from the ~ Link "Apple's iCloud facility, which stores iPhone and iPad users' photos and personal data, has a "fundamental security flaw", an expert has warned."

"It has emerged that a security measure called two-step verification, which is recommended by Apple, can be bypassed using easily available software that allows access to iCloud back-ups.

Apple declined to comment.

The program still requires hackers to know the user's email address and password, and there is no clear evidence that it was used in the recent breaches."

My Thoughts :

Apple need to release some form of statement about this , never mind refusing to comment.


Source : BBC News.
Read more here : http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29045789

[MI5]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

Apologies I am trying to follow this and am wondering if this is related to the issue my son had with his iPhone some months back?

It crashed and he managed to retrieve some of his photos 'from the cloud' but others were lost forever?

I did speak to @MI5 about this..so he will know what I am trying to understand?...

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It does sound like it may have something to do with it - It really should have been backed up to a PC and everything cleared of it as it was a storage issue that caused the problem.

[Anonymous]

I use Dropbox and do keep documents in there but I saw an update by them to increase security.

Nothing sensitive.

Reviews and copies of my iPhone / iPad receipts and pictures upload to it when I take a picture.

[Anonymous]

Hi Cleoriff

That's why I auto sync to Dropbox so if they go from iCloud and my phones camera roll I still have them
There.

What's worrying is I'm sure I heard on the news that one of those affected said they had previously deleted the picture from iCloud before it even dropped off naturally and was still accessed. (I may be wrong)

[MI5]

I guess iCloud is more suited to settings, logs etc then rather than a secure depository for photo's then.....

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Hi Cleoriff

That's why I auto sync to Dropbox so if they go from iCloud and my phones camera roll I still have them
There.

What's worrying is I'm sure I heard on the news that one of those affected said they had previously deleted the picture from iCloud before it even dropped off naturally and was still accessed. (I may be wrong)

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Yes, that is perhaps the additonal worry about security. you delete the photo from icloud. (the nudie one) but it is stilll retrievable. Stops accidental deletions but i would hope it would be removed totally myself.