Apple fixes FaceTime for Mac security flaw, not your Wolverine complex

That was quick. The FaceTime for Mac beta security flaw has been shutdown by Apple on the backend — a flaw that allowed anyone with physical access to your machine to reset and grab your iTunes Store account password and security answers. So now, if some nefarious type were to click “View Account” within your FaceTime desktop app while you were chillin’ in the Starbucks toilet or chatting away the day by the office water cooler, the would-be identify thief would simply be redirected back to the FaceTime Account Preferences pane. At which point he’d probably just slip your laptop into his backpack earning two thumbs up from that guy. Apple fixes FaceTime for Mac security flaw, not your Wolverine complex originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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