SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAuthy got hacked, and 33 million user phone numbers were stolenappleinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1742cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldselfhosted@lemmit.onlinelinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1742external-linkAuthy got hacked, and 33 million user phone numbers were stolenappleinsider.comSandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square185fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldselfhosted@lemmit.onlinelinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoBut they are using a loophole to gain sensitive data. They did not gain unauthorised access to the system.
minus-squareGuest_User@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoThey absolutely gained unauthorized access to the data. Their access was not intended or sanctioned. If it was intended to be public and accessible like it was, this wouldn’t be a story and they wouldn’t have locked down the access.
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoBut by the guy’s definition, they also used a loophole to extract sensitive information, so it it also an exploit.
But they are using a loophole to gain sensitive data. They did not gain unauthorised access to the system.
They absolutely gained unauthorized access to the data. Their access was not intended or sanctioned. If it was intended to be public and accessible like it was, this wouldn’t be a story and they wouldn’t have locked down the access.
But by the guy’s definition, they also used a loophole to extract sensitive information, so it it also an exploit.