Hackers pretend to be other people. Both Meta and Apple learned that the hard way, as news has come out that hackers pretended to be cops. In the follow-ujp of the extange, the hackers forged legal requests in an attempt to obtain information. One of the ongoing tragedies when we learn of these holes, is playing out again, and Apple and Meta aren’t admitting if they provided information to the hackers. Instead, they talked about safeguards, how they work to prevent, and then spin to say that they cooperated in catching the hackers.
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.Most Read from BloombergNever Had Covid? You May Hold Key To Beating the VirusHome Prices Suggest Housing Bubble Brewing in U.S., Dallas Fed SaysUkraine Update: U.S. Doubts Russian Pullback; Lavrov in ChinaBiden Poised to Use Cold-War Powers to Boost Battery MetalsHackers Steal Abo
Found at ca.finance.yahoo.com
