[dayglored]

And how long did they work on the exploit -- developing it, testing it, etc.? Weeks at least.

You are an Apple-hater -- that's okay, not everybody likes Apple.

But are you also really completely ignorant of how these inane hacking contests work? The amount of time it takes to RUN the script is nothing whatsoever compared to the time it takes to try a dozen different tacks, find one that works, and develop it into a successful exploit.

Headlines and articles like this are just stupid. I'm sorry to see such drivel posted on FreeRepublic.

A discussion of the exploit would be interesting.

A bunch of loons crowing about "5 seconds" is just juvenile.

[dayglored]

BTW, Bob...

> A bunch of loons crowing about "5 seconds" is just juvenile.

The "loons" I'm referring to are the tech whores at DailyTech, not anybody at FR.

[BobSimons]

And how long did they work on the exploit -- developing it, testing it, etc.? Weeks at least.

why cant you even admit when Apple is wrong? Apple had flawed code

[precisionshootist]

I wonder if they got help from Microsoft? lol

This contest seems to be a bit of a fraud. Any knowledgeable person is keenly aware that the “5 seconds” was just the implementation of an attack that likely took a great deal of time and effort to engineer.

This is proof of nothing.