Thursday, June 6, 2013

Cyber Security: Apple's two-factor authentication leaves holes for hackers

Despite Apple's two-factor authentication process, researchers have found that there are still vulnerabilities that leave user information at risk. The second factor is only required in certain circumstances such as changing account details, seeking support, or making a purchase. "Apple did a half-hearted job," writes Elcomsoft's Vladimir Katalov in the blog post describing the flaws, "Still leaving ways for the intruder to access users’ personal information bypassing the (optionally enabled) two-factor authentication." Click here to read the article.

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