Originally Posted By: Thermo1223
Originally Posted By: lugNutz
Apple has all the proper securities in place. Period. You need to use them, if you don't then well..... a thread like this will start.
Apple does have a lockout for password verification. I locked myself out of my account and had to call Apple for verification. If you are afraid to put your CC on Apple as part of their verification, go buy a VISA/AMEX/MASTERCARD gift card from Walgreens and use that. Very simple solution and happens to be what I do.
The photos were stolen by hackers. Hacking is done to get past proper security. Anyone who thinks a company like Apple or even MS for that matter, doesn't have security in place is a fool. I'm not an Apple fan boy as I work in a .NET environment - I have a Windows laptop, macbook, iPhone, and Galaxy s5. My comments are not subjective to brand.
They did not when these were stolen, they threw a list of e-mail & passwords at iCloud and brute forced it.
Apparently your definition of security is obscured. Brute forcing a server to attempt to log in with a dictionary of credentials is a way to get around security. I does NOT mean there is no security.
Let's shed some very easy to understand light on this.... WEP encryption on your router can be hacked in ~1 minute. How? By throwing every possible combination of hexadecimal digits at the router until the correct one is found. So, I ask you, is WEP not security? Regardless of my ability to create an application in which will find your encryption key?