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Old 08-08-2012, 10:41 AM   #1
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Default How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking

A long read, but very worthwhile, especially with all the techy geeks on here

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/...honan-hacking/

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In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my AppleID account was broken into, and my hackers used it to remotely erase all of the data on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
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