Apple and Amazon Security Flaws | Wired

[story of Mat Honan affecting his Amazon account, GMail account, Twitter account, iPhone and MacBook data]

In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. Here’s the story of exactly how my hackers created havoc by exploiting Apple and Amazon security flaws.