Tests show 10 of 54 passwords are valid in sample set from hackers claiming to have 250M iCloud records; users should change passwords
but Apple users should take it seriously Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Small Sample of iCloud Credentials Provided By Hackers Are Valid, But Questions Remain Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider : Report verifies some iCloud credentials held by hacker group as valid Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Report Confirms Some iCloud Credentials Held By Hackers As Legit Richard Lawler / Engadget : The Morning After: Friday, March 24th 2017 MacDailyNews : How to protect your Apple iCloud account from hackers Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : Hacker Group Claims About iCloud Accounts Being Compromised Are Probably Somewhat Real Lucian Constantin / Macworld : Leaked iCloud credentials obtained from third parties, Apple says Axios : Hackers claim to have millions of iCloud credentials, but Apple denies breach Thomas Reed / Malwarebytes Labs : Hackers threaten to wipe Apple devices AJ Dellinger / International Business Times : How To Change Your iCloud Password: Apple Denies Hackers Stole iCloud Credentials Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs : Turkish Crime Family group will remotely wipe hundreds of millions of iPhones unless Apple pays ransom Guy Clapperton / Naked Security : ‘Turkish’ hackers threaten to reset millions of iCloud accounts Madeline Buxton / Refinery29 : What You Need To Know About The Supposed iCloud Hack Tweets: Kenn White / @kennwhite : “Most of the people we spoke to confirmed that they used their [iCloud pwd] on other sites, such as FB & Twitter.” http://www.zdnet.com/... Zack Whittaker / @zackwhittaker : tl;dr: 54 accounts sample, 54 valid accounts, 10 confirmed passwords (others didn't reply/respond). Change passwords!http://www.techmeme.com/ ...