When naked pictures of Scarlett Johanssonhit the internet, take noticebut not for that reason.
Which is like, a lot.
Well, maybe not Charlie Sheen, but you get the idea.
Once directed to the malicious site, the phones web web client and operating system can be silently compromised.
Imagine something like jailbreakme.com, which swiftly frees your iPhone of Apples customization restrictions.
(In other words, no Swordfish antics here.
Your BlackBerrys and iPhones are safe!)
The password reset is basically a lower security password, explains Landau.
If you pick a strong password but your password reset is your pets name…
Your private photos are suddenly not anymore.
Vulnerability in cloud-based services themselves can also let intruders in.
Remember when that MySpace hacker downloaded half a million photos by getting backdoor access to private profiles?
The dudetold Threat Levels Kevin Poulsenhe did it simply to prove that it could be done.
Then he pointed out, It is ridiculous to think that there is privacy on public websites.
Rachel Swaby is a freelance writer living in San Francisco.
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Originalphoto by Cheon Fong Liew.Licensed underCreativeCommons.
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