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by TeeWEE 4312 days ago
I thought apple discovered it was a social hack, not a technical one... Or is this just PR?
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serge2k 4311 days ago
If that script was used then Apple had a security flaw which allowed a very simple attack.

The article mentions ethical hackers and researchers. This guy posted an unpatched vulnerability to github. Even without a bug bounty program he could have submitted a report, waited for patch, and then wrote it up for some PR. Instead forbes gives him credibility he doesn't deserve.

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deathhand 4311 days ago
The US legal term for hacking is: "intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, and as a result of such conduct, causes damage"

Apple is misleading the public because if I brute force anything then I go to jail. iCloud accounts were 'hacked' due to bad security implementations.

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