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"Black-box" testing uncovers several ways the NSA could tap the popular service.
As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise.
Gust MEES's insight:
As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise. ===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <=== Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security 
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As Apple's popularity grows, so does the desire among fraudsters to make money from the people who own the company's devices.
Gust MEES's insight:
===> As Apple's popularity grows, so does the desire among fraudsters to make money from the people who own the company's devices. <===
On some days the number of web antivirus detections for fake apple.com phishing sites exceeded the daily average by several times. There were a number of peaks, the most significant of which occurred on December 6, 2012 (939,549 detections) and May 1, 2013 (856,025 detections).
This periodic surge in cybercriminal activity and the resulting increase in web antivirus detections can be put down to important events in the life of Apple. For example, December's peak occurred immediately after the iTunes Store opened in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa and 52 other countries around the world.
How do users end up on fake sites? One of the most popular methods is to use spam to spread links to phishing sites. For example, cybercriminals send out emails on behalf of Apple in which they ask the recipient to confirm their account by following a link in the message.
The link leads to a fake website where users are asked to enter their Apple ID and password - this data is then stolen by the cybercriminals and used for their own ends.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
Gust MEES's curator insight,
June 23, 2013 7:23 AM
===> As Apple's popularity grows, so does the desire among fraudsters to make money from the people who own the company's devices. <===
On some days the number of web antivirus detections for fake apple.com phishing sites exceeded the daily average by several times. There were a number of peaks, the most significant of which occurred on December 6, 2012 (939,549 detections) and May 1, 2013 (856,025 detections).
This periodic surge in cybercriminal activity and the resulting increase in web antivirus detections can be put down to important events in the life of Apple. For example, December's peak occurred immediately after the iTunes Store opened in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa and 52 other countries around the world.
How do users end up on fake sites? One of the most popular methods is to use spam to spread links to phishing sites. For example, cybercriminals send out emails on behalf of Apple in which they ask the recipient to confirm their account by following a link in the message.
The link leads to a fake website where users are asked to enter their Apple ID and password - this data is then stolen by the cybercriminals and used for their own ends.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
Gust MEES's curator insight,
June 23, 2013 7:28 AM
===> As Apple's popularity grows, so does the desire among fraudsters to make money from the people who own the company's devices. <===
On some days the number of web antivirus detections for fake apple.com phishing sites exceeded the daily average by several times. There were a number of peaks, the most significant of which occurred on December 6, 2012 (939,549 detections) and May 1, 2013 (856,025 detections).
This periodic surge in cybercriminal activity and the resulting increase in web antivirus detections can be put down to important events in the life of Apple. For example, December's peak occurred immediately after the iTunes Store opened in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa and 52 other countries around the world.
How do users end up on fake sites? One of the most popular methods is to use spam to spread links to phishing sites. For example, cybercriminals send out emails on behalf of Apple in which they ask the recipient to confirm their account by following a link in the message.
The link leads to a fake website where users are asked to enter their Apple ID and password - this data is then stolen by the cybercriminals and used for their own ends.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
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As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise.
===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise.
===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security