Apple Strengthens iCloud Security in Wake of Celeb Nude Photo Hack

Apple is making good on CEO Tim Cook's promise to beef up iCloud security in the wake of the recent celebrity photo hack.

Now, if you log into iCloud on a web browser, you will be prompted for a code if you have enabled two-factor authentication on your Apple account. Previously, two-factor authentication on iCloud only applied to purchases.

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Apple has also introduced an option to remotely sign out of all browsers, which would immediately require a new login (and thus a code, if two-factor authentication is in place) for anyone trying to access the account via the web — which is the likely path of a hacker trying to access a user's iCloud data. Read more...

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