None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud® or Find my iPhone. After more than 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the Internet. Our customers’ privacy and security are of utmost importance to us. When we learned of the theft, we were outraged and immediately mobilized Apple’s engineers to discover the source. Statement From Apple About The Nude Photo Theft We wanted to provide an update to our investigation into the theft of photos of certain celebrities. But otherwise, changing passwords just doesn't provide an additional security benefit, especially if you are using a unique strong password on every site. Never disclose passwords to anyone else. Do not send passwords by email or store them inside files without encryption. Change your passwords as soon as a leak is suspected. Substitute characters in your password with others that you can remember or easily work out. Make sure the passwords written on paper you carry with you are meaningless and unusable by other people, if revealed e.g. In case of an emergency, your relatives can easily maintain your online accounts on your behalf by reading login credentials from a sheet of paper, than having to figure out how to access your computer and your software password manager. A fire-proof safe is ideal for storing important documents. Store it in a secure place and a consider storing a copy in a safe location should the master list be destroyed in a disaster e.g. Obviously, don't leave your password organizer in plain sight, where people can read or copy it. On the contrary, software password managers are vulnerable from such problems, among other issues. Technical computer problems cannot suddenly erase the contents from a sheet of paper. Paper cannot be hacked by brute force or dictionary attacks.

But online threats from strangers are a much bigger concern.

Needless to say that paper has its dangers and a washing machine is one of them.

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