As the story clearly indicates, they re-examined backups and recently made a very valuable discovery that everyone should be extremely thankful for. And Apple turned around a worldwide patch for a billion plus devices in less than a week after being notified.

I'd rather the flaw wasn't there in the first place, but a remarkable effort by both parties given that it was there.

That's fair. I am appreciative. I was just shocked by the timeline but glad this was resolved

immediately after the bit you quote:

> Recent re-analysis of the backup yielded

Further down has the timeline of when Apple was informed and acted.

EDIT: and for completeness link to the mentioned other discussion, which makes this a dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28516095

Maybe the fearmongers are right, and we've truly reached a post-privacy world. Frankly, I don't know how else you'd describe it: your phone, smartwatch or computer can all be silently hacked without your knowledge (or any easy way to verify that you're infected). You can't visualize or control how your personal data is propagated, and the cherry on top is that it's all a laissez-faire exploit carnival. I don't know if it's fair to call Apple culpable here, but it is fair to say that your phone (and data) is at risk.