A new warning for iPhone and Apple product users

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Quote from: Scripture on April 28, 2022, 06:18:00 PM

You don’t know where your files/photos goes the moment you enable that iCloud storage, this is why I’m not into this and I will never enable it because its just a 5gb free space the extra will be charge on your account, and I don’t think its worth the risk. This is a reminder to every Apple users here, stat cautious and stay safe.

People need to be very wary of those services, to begin with even if we assume that such a service was completely invulnerable to hackers, which is not true but lets assume for a moment they are, then you are giving a private company complete access to your private information.

And it is reasonable to think that they never delete anything from their servers so that information is always going to be there, if to this we add they also store data that could compromise your wallets then this is an even bigger reason to not use them, but unfortunately I am sure there are many people that will decide to use them and will lose their coins as a result of a hack.

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Quote from: Rampagoe004 on April 28, 2022, 11:12:10 PM

Things like this that we always have to be vigilant, because hackers are always looking for ways to be able to get into our wallets, especially those of us who have large assets of course maximum security must be applied so that nothing happens that we do not want, and never use the Cloud in storing personal data because of maximum security we cannot be sure, In this case, we have to be careful.

So that's why each of our storage wallets must have strong security and must activate other security such as Authenticator because no matter how we make security with gmail, if our wallet doesn't have strong protection, our wallet will still be hacked.

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Quote from: Rampagoe004 on April 28, 2022, 11:12:10 PM

Things like this that we always have to be vigilant, because hackers are always looking for ways to be able to get into our wallets, especially those of us who have large assets of course maximum security must be applied so that nothing happens that we do not want, and never use the Cloud in storing personal data because of maximum security we cannot be sure, In this case, we have to be careful.

It's true that if the hacker is professional they can really do anything to get into the wallet,
a very high level of security is required although that is also no guarantee that it will be free from hackers,
you really have to be careful and maybe it's better to move the assets to a place that we think is really safe

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Another big problem and from here i have learned if i shall not put anything in my iphone. I can only use it for trade or something else but not to keep my assets and wallet. This thread was really helpful for people who didn't know about this. Sometime apple users didn't even notice this if their icloud were sending whole of information that available in their phone to the icloud. I would agree if this potentially disaster for anyone.

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No matter how high security is, there is always a loophole, well maybe this could also be an opportunity for hackers to attack IOS users. I think the use of the Iphone already has high security, because usually the iphone is superior because of its security but in terms of hacking there are always loopholes. I'm just an android user, I don't think it needs to be complicated enough, if it's to guard against hacker attacks for metamask access, isn't it safe if we don't store too many assets or change wallets on a regular basis?

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Things like this that we always have to be vigilant, because hackers are always looking for ways to be able to get into our wallets, especially those of us who have large assets of course maximum security must be applied so that nothing happens that we do not want, and never use the Cloud in storing personal data because of maximum security we cannot be sure, In this case, we have to be careful.

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Quote from: asriloni on April 19, 2022, 08:35:46 AM

I do know that and i never enable icloud caused by this potentially fucked me when i didn't aware if my password or a sensitive data gets stored into my icloud. The best way to store your media but it's not for your data. I personally always disable any cloud storage when i will be using this device to store my data caused by it's all a very important data for sure. Even when it says already deleted but yeah apple is having your data permanently.
In my opinion if this is a very bad thing to be enabled when someone decide to use apple device as his main desktop to work.

So its still useless to keep disabled icloud when the fact is Apple has really steal our data the moment we start using it. Its always the sad reality when it comes to Apple, they always give you the best features yet they also come to unlock the security of your funds. So if this is the case, then do not trust Apple for the security of your funds. Use it only for your social media experience.

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Quote from: Scripture on April 28, 2022, 06:18:00 PM

You don’t know where your files/photos goes the moment you enable that iCloud storage, this is why I’m not into this and I will never enable it because its just a 5gb free space the extra will be charge on your account, and I don’t think its worth the risk. This is a reminder to every Apple users here, stat cautious and stay safe.

I think this icloud storage is safe, because they dare to charge extra for bigger storage.
so I think they have secured our data well and safeguarded the privacy of its users.
as well as security, they must have taken care of it very well so that it is not easily broken by hackers. I think nowadays cloud storage like this is an alternative
which is worth a try. but still be careful with choosing a good storage place.

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You don’t know where your files/photos goes the moment you enable that iCloud storage, this is why I’m not into this and I will never enable it because its just a 5gb free space the extra will be charge on your account, and I don’t think its worth the risk. This is a reminder to every Apple users here, stat cautious and stay safe.

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Just put it off from your iphone. Icloud was so bad as this is storing almost all of data that available to be stored from our iphone. I think that our icloud has small potential to be breached by the hacker. We do know that how good the security of our icloud and as long as we can save our phone properly and our data will not be hijacked by others or hacker.

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Quote from: Munir575 on April 20, 2022, 07:42:37 PM

Different varieties of scam coming in everyday i hope no one falls victim to such scam. Thanks for the information i know it will be of help to the members of the forum. Saving passwords online is really not safe.

People is getting scammed every day and the to reduce of scam will be hard before some people have taken it as choice of life and it will be very bad to remove it from their blood any information of scam suppose to be spell out to serve another people not to be victim of the the issue some people. Yes it is good make people not fall victim

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Quote from: lovesmayfamilis on April 18, 2022, 09:03:04 AM

Quote from: Cookdata on April 18, 2022, 08:52:25 AM

The data has been deleted from my cloud.

And do you now really believe that everything that you decided to delete has been deleted? It's the internet, mate. Everything that fell into the clutches of the iPhone and Apple is never deleted. They just give you the illusion of security, nothing more. Surveillance and more spying on users, that's the motto of this company.

With that, well we can never do nothing about that. If we can use other smart phones aside from iPhones and Apple, that way we will feel safer and more secured. However, always remember that even if we get to use other than iPhones and Apple, there will always be hackers that will always try to steal whatever we have in our wallet. Being responsible for the security of our own account is always the key not to fall a victim for this.

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Quote from: Ketesnuko on April 18, 2022, 08:11:37 AM

Disable iCloud automatic backups in your iPhone or apple product if you are running any crypto wallets on the phone, why? iCloud will make your encrypted vault password available online, meaning if someone or an hacker phishes your ICloud credentials your fund will vanish into thin air.

Didn’t aware of this one, though upon checking I only save pictures on the iCloud luckily saw this one and I might disable it now and get my photos back on a safer place. This is why we should always read the terms and conditions, most probably its written there and we are no just paying attention about it.

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Quote from: isaac_clarke22 on April 19, 2022, 05:45:05 PM

Whenever I hear the word "cloud", I always steer clear any means to access my money from it. I won't even include my personal information to it, even if they claim that they do not access whatever you store there.

Always remember that if a platform is being managed or was coded by somebody, assume that you are willing to give them whatever you put it in there.

What happens is that people get deceived very easily by the marketing, the cloud is just a nice sounding name for letting someone else to store your data for you, and this is a huge mistake because as we know those services are always targeted by hackers.

And even if the security they can provide may seem adequate hackers always find a way around it and we can lose sensitive information like our seed words or private keys, so people need to think twice about enabling those services, I do not recommend anyone to have their main wallet in one of those devices as securing your coins is simply too difficult in a device that is full of secret backdoors.

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Quote from: SistaFista on April 20, 2022, 04:29:04 AM

Isn't the metamask password has been encrypted?

According to https://decrypt.co/98078/metamask-warns-users-apple-icloud-phishing-scam, the funds are lost within two seconds. This makes me wonder whether the victim is saving plaintext seed phrases on Metamask or not. Metamask itself is saying that indeed the backed-up application data is encrypted.

Quote from: SistaFista on April 20, 2022, 04:29:04 AM

How about other wallets on my phone ?
For example i use trust wallet on my phone, will icloud automatically save the credential of my trust wallet too ?.

It's likely that iCloud backup may also include sensitive information: Refer to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207428

Quote from: SistaFista on April 20, 2022, 04:29:04 AM

We should be able to setting the cloud backup so not all the data in our phone automatically getting uploaded to the cloud.

You can disable the iCloud backup feature and the app data backup.

See:

Quote from: vv181 on April 19, 2022, 04:31:39 PM

Quote from: https://twitter.com/MetaMask/status/1515727239391809536

🔒 If you have enabled iCloud backup for app data, this will include your password-encrypted MetaMask vault. If your password isn’t strong enough, and someone phishes your iCloud credentials, this can mean stolen funds. (Read on 👇) 1/3

You can disable iCloud backups for MetaMask specifically by turning off the toggle here:
Settings > Profile > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups.
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If you want to avoid iCloud surprising you with unrequested backups in the future, you can turn off this feature at:
Settings > Apple ID/iCloud > iCloud > iCloud Backup
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Quote from: Ketesnuko on April 18, 2022, 08:11:37 AM

Disable iCloud automatic backups in your iPhone or apple product if you are running any crypto wallets on the phone, why? iCloud will make your encrypted vault password available online, meaning if someone or an hacker phishes your ICloud credentials your fund will vanish into thin air.

Thanks for the warning, but the question arises, how could this have come to this? Wasn't this vulnerability previously known? Whatever it was, but security has always been, is and will be the most important thing, especially when it comes to the security of our funds and assets. On the other hand, this may be a bad reminder for all cryptocurrency users that we still don’t know much and new surprises may lie ahead of us. It is surprising that this vulnerability was discovered for the iPhone and Apple, because it could undermine their importance and credibility in the market.

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Quote from: Ketesnuko on April 18, 2022, 08:11:37 AM

Disable iCloud automatic backups in your iPhone or apple product if you are running any crypto wallets on the phone, why? iCloud will make your encrypted vault password available online, meaning if someone or an hacker phishes your ICloud credentials your fund will vanish into thin air.

I do not make use of an iPhone, but I do have a lot of my friends who are into making use of iPhone. For now I am making use of Android phone and I do make use of Google backup for backing up files on my phone, but it is mainly just pictures and videos and I do not use it for any other thing. And also my backup is not set to being automatic, it is set to manual and I choose what I want to backup and the things I do not want to.

It is good that such information is passed, at least those of us who are making use of iPhone or has friends and families that are making use of iPhone and they’re into cryptocurrency, we would all let them know about this so that they would all be very careful with what they are backing up to their iCloud. These days we all really have to be careful.

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Quote from: Yogee on April 19, 2022, 06:50:51 PM

The Metamask team should monitor the effects of certain apps or features in all types of phones. This may not have been discovered it there wasn't a victim. Poor lad losing all that money but it's also his fault for not using more secure wallets.

I don’t think we have to blame Metamask in a situation like this. It’s really not their fault, because this is just like having a malware on your computer or phone that is stealing every information that you input. So, the developers really can’t tell that there is such thing, but they will do their best in making sure that their wallet is secure, but for a situation like this, I don’t think that it is something that we would all have to be blaming the developers.

We as the users really have to be careful and make sure that we maintain the top practices in ensuring the safety of our assets. Everything shouldn’t be the work of a developer, you as the user also have to play your own part in securing your wallets.

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Different varieties of scam coming in everyday i hope no one falls victim to such scam. Thanks for the information i know it will be of help to the members of the forum. Saving passwords online is really not safe.

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Quote from: SistaFista on April 20, 2022, 04:29:04 AM

Isn't the metamask password has been encrypted ? How about other wallets on my phone ?
For example i use trust wallet on my phone, will icloud automatically save the credential of my trust wallet too ?
We should be able to setting the cloud backup so not all the data in our phone automatically getting uploaded to the cloud.

Mobile wallets can also have additional fingerprints and password patterns for security, as well as metamasks which can also add additional security to your PC or laptop.
So there is no need to worry about this because there has never been any problem so far related to it.

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