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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by KyeRussell on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @07:06PM (#34976797)
Honestly I’m a bit concerned an infosec professional has reached for “iOS device compromise” over a…more common and lower-effort explanation.
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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by zamnos on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @07:44PM (#34977200)
If you believe Apple's marketing that iPhones are unhackable, I have a bridge to sell you.
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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by conjuredbytes on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @07:58PM (#34977308)
No need to be aggro about it. No one’s suggesting iPhones are unhackable, just that realistically utilizing an iOS or Android exploit like that is a bit much for something simple like credit card fraud. Those exploits are valuable.
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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by wil421 on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @07:49PM (#34977226)
Why would someone burn a device level exploit for $5k when you could sell the exploit for 10x or even 100x more?

Sounds like an easy way to burn your exploit after using it a few times to get electronics off Amazon.

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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by mrb on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @02:10AM (#34979581)
What makes you think this was used for only $5k? In these cases, hackers usually target many victims, not just one.
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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by pohl on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @08:25PM (#34977548)
Would you cite the marketing to which you referred? I’ve never seen it.
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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by mrb on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @02:08AM (#34979569)
The victim (ctvo) claims in another comment down the thread that he had a unique Gmail password not re-used on any other service. I commented assuming this premise is true.
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Re:Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times ... by loa_in_ on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @05:15PM (#34989103)
Do share the explanation with us if you would kindly so please.
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