[ptwiggens]

"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.

[mcintyre1994]

Hopefully, but from the comments this an old, hacky system based on old software with critical software vulnerabilities. I don't imagine their encryption reflects that, but until it's clarified it's probably better to assume it does.