[SGVLUG] Social engineering hack (old story)

[Matthew Campbell]

Oh wow.  So sad.  So could have been me.  So what are Apple and Amazon
doing about this?

Matt

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

> I thought this would be of interest to the group. This is a story from
> August 2012, but this is my first time seeing it, so perhaps it's new to
> the group as well.
>
> A Wired journalist has his Google and Apple and Twitter account hacked for
> lulz with the collateral damage of his Apple devices and laptop being
> remote-wiped.  He thought someone had brute-forced his password, but it
> turned out to be a matter of social engineering.   He was contacted by the
> hacker who broke into his account and learned how it was done.  These
> tricks were so simple, anyone could use them.  I really hope the companies
> have locked down their systems since then.
>
> http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/
>
> Lan
>
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