On the one hand, privacy operates on a completely different wavelength (specifically, "the worst _has_ happened", instead of "the worst _could_ happen"). On the other, people are pulling things out of their butt to justify an extreme *security* response to what is pretty obviously a low grade security vuln.
Believe it or not, this is a good thing. After the ridiculous (ongoing!) overreaction to the Google wifi beacon capture bug, I was wondering if privacy overreactions had any limit. Apparently they do -- even the lamest reporter will respond to "OMG MIKE BLOOMBERG HAS AN IPAD" with "...so?". Sure, *we* get dragged into the mess, but heh. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:26 AM, David Harley <[email protected]>wrote: > OTOH: > > Apple's worst security breach, or a great big hyperbole? > http://www.sophos.com/blogs/duck/g/2010/06/10/apples-worst-security-breach/ > > -- > David Harley BA CISSP FBCS CITP > ESET Research Fellow > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio > > Sent: 10 June 2010 11:34 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [funsec] Apple's worst security breach: 114, 000 > > iPad owners exposed > > > > "Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach > > has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military > > officials, and top politicians. > > They-and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled > > tablet-could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking. > > > > The breach, which comes just weeks after an Apple employee > > lost an iPhone prototype in a bar, > > exposed the most exclusive email list on the planet, a > > collection of early-adopter iPad 3G subscribers that includes > > thousands of A-listers in finance, > > politics and media, from New York Times Co. CEO Janet > > Robinson to Diane Sawyer of ABC News to film mogul Harvey Weinstein > > to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It even appears that White House > > Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's information was compromised." > > > > http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000- > > ipad-owners-exposed?skyline=true&s=i > > > > Juha-Matti > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. >
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