From reddit:
It’s common knowledge that you guys are lurking around here and using the posts as content for your articles. Let’s use this as an opportunity to inform some of your readers on proper safety practices to prevent their iClouds and other cloud solutions from being hacked. You are more then welcome to duplicate this post in its entirety or partially as long as you include that it came from this sub, I don’t mind my username not being mentioned as I understand it is a bit explicit.
Also check the comments below for some extra tips.
Tips to keep your accounts safe and prevent your photos from being leaked.
- Use a secure password, this includes a random, at least 2 numbers, a few Capitol letters and a few special characters.
- Secure your security questions. Personally I have answeres that don’t make since for the questions. Remember anyone that talks to you, reads about you or checks your Facebook can normally find your hometown, first pet, etc. If your famous you give these answers away during interviews.
- 2 factor authentication. This can be as simple as requiring a text message with a 1 time code that you enter after your password. There are also apps (Google authenticator and authy) that remove the requirement for a text message.
- Change your password and security questions regularly, even if you just change one special character.
- Most importantly, do not write your passwords down. If you have trouble remembering them use a password saver app but make sure it has a very very secure password.
The only safe way to post your pictures anywhere is to NOT post your pictures anywhere. Shouldn’t be too hard to figure out. Have some questionable photos? Put them on flash drives. Don’t even keep them on any electric device such as computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.
This is like saying “you shouldn’t keep you money in a bank” as a response to someone who had their money stolen from a bank. Isn’t a flash drive an electronic device? Can’t a flash drive also be stolen? Theft is theft but blaming the victims of these attacks is cool! (sarcasm).
Actually, @Wave is giving pretty sound advice. Cloud storage will never be as secure as a offline storage combined with encryption. There is just too many ways your data can be stolen for it to never happen.
Why would anyone copy this… It’s full of spelling mistakes wow
Some of these tips are great, but it’s not nearly detailed enough. Plus, the last comment about not writing down your passwords is absurd!
Here’s a few extra tidbits that I’ve come across
1. Random is a must.
Hackers can use “rainbow tables” which is essentially a list a words, commonly known as dictionary hack. These tables can be modified to append numbers to the beginning or the end of words, or even capitalized the first letters. Even with these slight tweaks being made, any password that is in their table can be hacked within seconds. The lists usually contain full words, common passwords, letter combinations (like AAAA, ABCD or QWERTY).
2. Write your password down!
If you are using a truly randomized password, it may take a while before you memorize it. Write it down, but keep it safe. Your wallet isn’t safe. Your phone’s note taking app isn’t safe. That sticky note you placed on your monitor isn’t safe. Place it in your pillowcase or something, not in a place that you carry with you and might lose. For extra security, don’t write your account name or the website on the same list. And don’t throw it away in your trash. If it’s paper, flush it.
3. Numbers are easy, use capitals and symbols (if you’re able)
When guessing passwords, a hacker has 26 letters to choose from for each digit. Adding in a number here or there only brings that total to 36/digit. However, a capital letter doubles it to 52/digit. Plus numbers is 62/digit. Adding in symbols isn’t always allowed, but they aren’t always searched for when doing brute force hacking. Hackers don’t (usually) want to spend weeks brute forcing one password. The less variety you have, the better for them, and the quicker.
4. Security questions can actually be the worst thing you could do.
That random fan that wanted your autograph and mentioned “O. M. G. I saw the CUTEST puppy on your Twitter pic! What was his name??” Bam. Security code lost.
5. Don’t worry about the little things.
Think about what the password is going to secure. There’s no point in memorizing a 16 digit hexadecimal password for you to register for a tech support forum. Conversely, if you’re going to be posting nude selfies on your iCloud, you probably want something better than a six digit word with a 1 at the end.
“It’s common knowledge that you guys are lurking around here and using the posts as content for your articles. ”
the fuck are you talking about, this shit is full of old leaks, fakes, and lots of guys already call you out in previous comments
i doubt anyone with common sense is using this shit as they sources for any kind of article
Why complicate things? Here’s one simple tip that will guarantee your safety:
Don’t be dumb enough to upload naked photos/videos of yourself anywhere.
whats the point of trying to prevent all of this? A site posting those same pics is telling people how to not have their pics leaked? So that we can never have anything like this happen again? No thanks.
Celebs, others… take them pics