Metrogirl Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Silicon.com reported yesterday on this week's hack of Apple's Korean online store. According to the article here the hacker managed to get admin rights on a Mac OSX server running Apache. Although Apple have infuriated the public by refusing to comment, there is no suggestion that customer data may have been compromised or fraudulent transactions processed. In other reports, speculation about security vulnerabilities in OSX server, Apache, and Apple's trading model, which is apparently consistent across the world, have sparked renewed interest in Apple's 'holier than thou' policy. Particularly interesting is the company's almost proprietary response to incidents like this, pretending that nothing has happened and everything is as clean and white as the glossy plastic machines they sell. As one commentator states, "Mud sticks, but it's particularly obvious on a white surface". Although the hacker has not given details of the vulnerability which gave him access to deface the server, there is a good possibility that the same issue faces all Apple's web stores. Doubtless armies of Apple staff are fixing it even as you read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Apple doesn't comment on things. Either: 1. Apple doesn't know what the problem is OR 2. Apple is already working on the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippin Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I see Apple rarely comments!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBee Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 no comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Apple doesn't comment on things. Either: 1. Apple doesn't know what the problem is OR 2. Apple is already working on the solution. OR 3. The percieved problem is actually just normal operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Gil Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 It can be an Apache problem, so they're working on it. Maybe it has nothing to do with MacOS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 That's very true, Vic. Apache has its own little "features" in addition to Unix "features" and "features" Apple put in that nobody has discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Thats classic! AHAHAHAH apple got pwned! max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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