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ptwiggens | 12 years ago

What use would changing passwords be if passwords weren't stolen?

If you think having your email address out there means you are at higher risk of being attacked, I've got news for you...

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mcintyre1994|12 years ago

They said sensitive information is encrypted and can't be accessed, my interpretation of that is that the plain text can't be accessed but attackers may have the encrypted sensitive information (eg passwords). Depending on the strength of their encryption though, and the key used etc etc.. it might be perfectly accessible. In the absense of transparency on actual encryption details, you're probably better off assuming the data is compromised than not.

ptwiggens|12 years ago

"Depending on the strength of their encryption though, and the key used"

I trust that Apple is competent when it comes to encryption at this point. I agree that the statement was ambiguous as to whether the data was actually taken.