How Hackers Get Their Hands On Honan's Password

Thousands and thousands of information are able to be stolen from you in the blink of an eye, even if you have nothing much important data or secrets to keep from others, there are still some who are willing to do whatever it takes just to reach your accounts. Hackers change or manipulate your data, hard drive, and more systematic units through exploits or “holes” in your internet and security systems. If an unwanted intruder manages to hack your computer, they are willing to use it against you, using your computer to bypass and hack other computers and programs. If you are well-informed to what dangers and the damage this can cause, it is best to support and try to maintain the security system of your own property and manage it well to keep

The question that came out from all of this is ‘How did the hacker get their hands on Honan’s password?’ Honan states that his password was a 7-digit alphanumeric that he has never used anywhere else, set up years and years ago, and it seemed secure at the time. His first idea was that the hacker used brute force techniques to figure out his password. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Honan informs us that they managed to breach into the account through the Apple tech support services, with some clever social engineering that allowed them to bypass his security questions. After some time that the hacker managed to hack into Honan’s account, they wiped all of Honan’s devices, and caused other sorts of havoc, such as changing his passwords and purging the account entirely.”

It seems as if there are many days where news of a large organization displays that they have suffered a massive data breach due to the criminal minds and activity of many hackers. Many large companies like Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Staples, even the U.S. Postal Service, and many more, whether the company runs a fast-food restaurant chain, entertainment, clothing, electronics, sells products of any category, they all have history of being targeted and hacked, which resulted in millions of people having their social security numbers, credit card numbers, personal information, and more. While some companies have reported they’ve managed to revert the issues and set out statements, a couple of companies are still investigating how they’ve possibly gotten a security breach. One article stating that the Atlanta-based chain-restaurant, Chick-fil-A, is investigating reports of a major credit card breach. The company claims they’ve received reports from their payment industry contracts in late December, and released information that a bank listed nearly 9,000 customer cards that were sent to a number of financial institutions about a breach of an unknown retail that lasted from the beginning of December of 2013, to the end of September 2014. The only point of information that were all connected is that they were all sent from Chick-fil-A locations