AppleID password brute force proof-of-concept

Re:AppleID password brute force proof-of-concept by josteink on Monday September 01, 2014 @09:57AM (#8252819)

I guess some female celebrities are going to reconsider Android next time they buy a smartphone.

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Re:AppleID password brute force proof-of-concept by UnoriginalGuy on Monday September 01, 2014 @10:36AM (#8253029)

Your typical Android phone has 2-3 built in backup options (e.g. Google+ photo backup, Google Cloud Backup, [manufacturer] backup).

So unless those are all well secured (and they may be, no clue) then moving to Android is no magical fix.

A better way of doing things is making it more clear to people what they are and aren't backing up. I'm sure for the majority of people backing up nudes is unintentional.

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Re:AppleID password brute force proof-of-concept by joeyspn on Monday September 01, 2014 @10:12AM (#8252896)

CyanogenMod specifically...

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Re:AppleID password brute force proof-of-concept by letmechimein on Monday September 01, 2014 @02:00PM (#8254007)

Agree. I can totally see a celeb buying an Android then going on line and hunting CyanogenMod and then flashing their phone.

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Re:AppleID password brute force proof-of-concept by svenkat on Monday September 01, 2014 @02:27PM (#8254111)

Good point. They're probably too poor to afford to hire someone to do it for them. /s

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