http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/ ... n-hacking/

Read this.

ALL OF IT.

This is how hacking works in real life. If you can operate a phone, then you have the skills needed to be a hacker.

So, if you have AppleIDs, don't load anything important on it, and NEVER rely on it for important stuff like bank details.

Read it. ALL OF IT.

Good article. I doubt that it can be done with just situation he's been in. I'm sure there are also other ways to completely destroy someone's digital treasures. Part of this is the way how information of one account is usually stored, safeguarded or linked for recovery to another account.

A simple lack of protection somewhere, combined with the unfortunate situation of a person gets you very far.

He said how he could've prevented disaster himself, but the appreciation of the simple difference between 4 and 5 would've made Apple stop the disaster at AppleCare (Ask for the last 5 digits of a Credit Card instead of the last 4).