![]() ![]() ![]() The attacker can log in to and access any of your information available via the Web site.Apple seems to have designed the two-factor system in reaction to documented cases of account hijacking, and while it addresses weaknesses that allowed those attacks, it’s not yet comprehensive.įor starters, if an attacker has acquired your Apple ID account name and password, that’s sufficient, according to Elcomsoft’s Vladimir Katalov, to gather a fair amount of your data, even if you turned on two-factor authentication. Elcomsoft, a Russian firm that makes password-cracking software intended primarily for investigators and security testers, posted a blog entry that explains a number of gaps in Apple’s system. Two-factor authentication doesn’t eliminate the possibility of an account being compromised, but it sets the bar significantly higher.Īlas, Apple’s two-factor authentication isn’t as helpful as it might be. Requiring both a static password and a temporary code for logins from new devices reduces the chance of an undesirable party - online criminal, spurned lover, or repressive government - gaining access to your account. When Apple added optional two-factor authentication for Apple IDs recently, many applauded the move (as we did in “ Apple Implements Two-Factor Authentication for Apple IDs,” 21 March 2013). #1655: 33 years of TidBITS, Twitter train wreck, tvOS 16.4.1, Apple Card Savings, Steve Jobs ebook.#1656: Passcode thieves lock iCloud accounts, the apps Adam uses, iPhoto and Aperture library conversion in Ventura. ![]() #1657: A deep dive into the innovative Arc Web browser.#1658: Rapid Security Responses, NYPD and industry standard AirTag news, Apple's Q2 2023 financials.#1659: Exposure notifications shut down, cookbook subscription service, alarm notification type proposal, Explain XKCD. ![]()
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