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AntiSec Hacks Apple

Hackers post 26 passwords to an Apple server

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 4, 2011 2:42 AM CDT | Updated Jul 4, 2011 4:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – Apple is the latest target to get hit by hackers. The newly formed hacking group AntiSec uploaded a document to the Internet that members say contains 26 administrator usernames and passwords to an Apple server, reports the Wall Street Journal. Apple had no comment, but security experts said the targeted server was just used for tech support surveys, and the security breach was relatively benign. AntiSec, which stands for "anti-security," was formed in a merger between the hacker group Anonymous and the now-defunct LulzSec. "Don't worry," said AntiSec in a statement. "We are busy elsewhere."

Apple was hit by the hacker group AntiSec on Sunday, although security experts say the breach was relatively minor.
Apple was hit by the hacker group AntiSec on Sunday, although security experts say the breach was relatively minor.   (Wikipedia commons license)
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hatchling1
Jul 4, 2011 3:47 PM CDT
Cyber terrorists... not funny, not heros
DontLikeYou
Jul 4, 2011 12:31 PM CDT
Actually, "hacker" is someone who writes computer code.  The term that the article is searching for is "cracker".. a person who cracks code for nefarious purposes. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/hacker-vs-cracker/1400
lvan
Jul 4, 2011 10:37 AM CDT
Who would want to waste time hacking Apple. Just send a worm to your blond ex and watch worm eat the Apple. Hey, if worm eats it, it means it's good!
 

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