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CYBER WAR – Malware being injected into iCloud accounts like a ticking time bomb
Apple Inc.’s iCloud service for users in mainland China was recently hit by an attack that could allow perpetrators to intercept and see usernames, passwords and other personal data, activists and security analysts said. The source of the attack remains unclear. What is clear is that there is a cyber war taking place and your information and devices are at great risk. It was reported that a hacker has released a tool that he says can break into any iCloud account. It is a Working iCloud Apple ID Dictionary attack that bypasses Account Lockout restrictions and Secondary Authentication on any account. There is concern that if an iCloud account is broken into, malware could be imbedded into a user’s notes or mail. Once a user accesses their seemingly safe document and downloads it to their device, then that device becomes infected. Hackers would then open a backdoor to any of your devices. They would even be able to track your devices or they could simply shut them down. This is not science fiction. Just ask users in China. This will happen sooner or later if malware isn’t already embedded in you iCloud account. The cyber bomb is ticking.
