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Apple has been accused of having major lapses in its online security after a writer had his 'entire digital life' destroyed by hackers in less than an hour
Apple has been accused of having major lapses in its online security after a writer had his 'entire digital life' destroyed by hackers in less than an hour
Mat Honan, who writes for Wired, was hacked because Apple only requires basic security questions in order to access your Apple ID.
From there the hackers were able to delete his Google and Gmail account, stop his iPhone from working and take control of his Twitter page.
Along the way everything on his laptop, including every photo he had of his one-year-old daughter, was wiped.
In a disturbing article on Wired.com, Honan reveals how he actually spoke to the hacker who carried out the attack.
After telling him how he did it Honan was then able to repeat the same steps - and carry out his very own mock hack.
In the story Honan writes that on August 3 he realised something was wrong when all of a sudden his iPhone powered down.
When he tried to connect it to his computer he was asked for a four digit pin - which the hackers had already put on the machine to stop him from accessing it.
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