Apple was aware of exploit that led to celebrity nude hacking scandal 6 months before

[Nashemon]

Well, they were leaked and weren't taken on an iPhone, so that rules out an iCloud hack. Doesn't matter who's in the pics, does it?

Because only photos that are taken with an iPhone can be uploaded to iCloud. That'd be a pretty crappy service. "Sorry, our servers are for iPhoto selfies only."

 

[smackababy]

Because only photos that are taken with an iPhone can be uploaded to iCloud. That'd be a pretty crappy service. "Sorry, our servers are for iPhoto selfies only."

"Sorry, a free service we provide people who use our products isn't available to people who don't..."

 

[Nashemon]

"Sorry, a free service we provide people who use our products isn't available to people who don't..."

"Sorry, you cannot accept photo messages from a non apple device, or sync photos from iTunes."

 

[SlitheryDee]

That doesn't seem conclusive to me. Apple knew about "a" flaw. A Python script was linked to somewhere that "may" have been used for the hacking. Nowhere does it say that was definitely the script or that the same exploit that was brought to apple's attention was used.

 

[mugs]

FTFY. Brute force will eventually work if let run, regardless of the complexity of the password.

Even if you are able to test 10,000 passwords per second (unlikely considering you have to hit a remote server for each one), a secure password will stand up to brute force for decades longer than iCloud has existed. I'll stick with what I wrote.

 

[smackababy]

Even if you are able to test 10,000 passwords per second (unlikely considering you have to hit a remote server for each one), a secure password will stand up to brute force for decades longer than iCloud has existed. I'll stick with what I wrote.

A secure password could stand up for decades. Doesn't mean it will. In order to exhaust all options, obviously, it would take longer than someone is likely willing to attempt. The password rules are posted as well, so we know it can't be less than x number of characters and must contain y and z.