AIUI the .mac account was the backup email address of the Gmail account. So 1. T...

		moreati on Aug 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Support Allowed Hacker Access to Reporter's ... AIUI the .mac account was the backup email address of the Gmail account. So 1. The attacker compromised the .mac account. 2. The attacker used the I forgot my password feature of Gmail - to get an account reset email for the gmail account sent to the .mac account.