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  1. au-yt

    au-yt F1 Veteran

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  2. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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  3. monza75

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  4. VMax

    VMax F1 Rookie

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    The author (and subsequent re-posters like news.com.au) don't understand what's happening. There's no unauthorised unlock occurring.
     
  5. monza75

    monza75 Formula 3

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    That's good to know, thanks :)
     
  6. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Bloody Fwits need to be shot

    Ransomware: 1st Known Campaign Hits Apple Computers, Report Says
    Reuters reported malware called "KeRanger" infiltrates Macs via an update to Transmission, a BitTorrent client, and encrypts files, then demands a digital currency ransom to regain access.
     
  7. VMax

    VMax F1 Rookie

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    Surprised it's taken this long, really.
     
  8. Steve355F1

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  9. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    So am I
     
  10. VMax

    VMax F1 Rookie

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    If you're using the same device to log into the system as the one that receives your 2FA code, it's a bit of a stretch to call it 2FA still, IMO.

    Still, the weakest link in most secure electronic systems is neither the software nor the hardware, it's the user. On that basis iPhone owners may wish to avoid getting TOO smug ;)
     
  11. Steve355F1

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    On that basis can we conclude that android users are a bunch of idiots?

    The simple fact is that Apple devices have been relatively resilient so far.
    Doesn't mean anything for the future of course.
     
  12. moretti

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    Who would use their phone to do banking ?
     
  13. Aircon

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    Me. All the time.
     
  14. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    That's crazy !!!

    Least secure medium othewr than an infected PC,....... I use ONE locked down PC for banking with all the security under the sun plus the banks secure software, then still don't trust it so have a weekly check of accounts.

    I still got hacked two years ago , Westpac rang me to ask if I was in the US on a buying spree :(
     
  15. Ferraridoc

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    Another cavallino?
     
  16. Aircon

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    Who cares? I have no money, so what are they going to take?
     
  17. greg246

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    >90% of the banking I do is on my iphone via the bank app. I don't see a problem and never had issues. If it does get hacked it's the bank's problem to sort. My CC was hacked somehow once, the bank recognised the transacations were fraudulent and refunded the money with no hesitation
     
  18. FazzerPorscheman

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    Kind of Greg, however you will have a very different opinion should something happen to your bank accounts and/or funds.

    My organisation has in excess of 10,000 "attacks" each day. And no, that is not a mistype.
     
  19. Horse

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    Is that why you keep all your money under the bed?












































    (please note I am joking - Wes does not keep all his money under the bed, please don't rob him)
     
  20. FazzerPorscheman

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    I would only need a mattress on the floor in that case. ;)
     
  21. VMax

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    On the whole, yep. So are Apple users, Windows users, Blackberry users, Sailfish users, Tizen users...

    There's definitely some benefit in Apple's store curation, but beyond that I'm unconvinced that there's any inherent advantage, just lower market share. The user is still the weak link in the chain.
     
  22. VMax

    VMax F1 Rookie

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    I've always felt like those sort of quotes just serve to desensitise people and are counterproductive on the whole. What does one of those 10K "attacks" consist of? A port scan of a single IP? A dropped inbound packet?
     
  23. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    It has happened (credit cards), but the bank has always sorted it.

    If I am using an app supplied by the bank, I don't see a problem
     
  24. SPEEDCORE

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    #1075 SPEEDCORE, Mar 10, 2016
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    Apple products = hand holding = catering to idiots.

    This malware story is a storm in a teacup. The only way you can get this strain of malware is visiting a dodgy website and ticking the getting apps from "unknown sources" under advanced options to install said app. It's not ticked by default.

    The security company didn't even mention that anyone has got hacked just that it's out there but thanks to Australian sensationalist news sites we have an non-existent epidemic :rolleyes:
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    Anyway here is a list of other dodgy websites to avoid.
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