Gizmodo employee's iCloud account hacked; iPhone/iPad/MacBook all remote wiped

[b24pgg]

Scary. This guy had his Google/Twitter/iCloud accounts all connected so with one password (still not determined how it was obtained) the hacker was able to remote wipe every iDevice, delete the Google/Gmail accounts, and send malicious tweets.

Let this be a warning to exercise extreme caution when linking accounts.

http://www.emptyage.com/post/28679875595/yes-i-was-hacked-hard

 

[ChristianVirtual]

Poor guy, Scary it is ... And like with all tools: remotewipe it can be used for good and bad.
Time to verify the segregation & diversity of accounts and password quality again.

 

[PNutts]

The last update claims someone used social engineering and Apple Tech Support gave access to his account.

 

[miles01110]

This guy had his Google/Twitter/iCloud accounts all connected so with one password...

Password security 101: Don't do this.