[Swordmaker]

Another hacker has claimed to be able to break into iCloud using a "dictionary" attack on iCloud passwords. . . and says he can get around the five password attempt lockout. He released his hack into the wild on New Years Day, when everyone was on vacation, "so Apple would fix it!" and some tweeters claim to have used it successfully. I believe it is a hoax. The Apple iCloud lock-out is pretty solid. . . and a dictionary attack ignores that Apple requires fairly complex passwords, using a number, upper and lower case letters, and a keyboard symbol, things not found in common dictionary words.

If you haven't already, DO activate two factor authentication for Apple iCloud account access. — PING!

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[texas booster]

If you haven't already, DO activate two factor authentication for Apple iCloud account access. — PING!

Have a linky to that process? I have no idea what my iCloud pswd is or when I would even use iCloud, except as a backup when I get a new phone.

[Swordmaker]

LOL! Well this is a REAL serious vulnerability. . . 9to5Mac has analyzed the details of the released code and has published a link to the hilariously complex "dictionary" the "hacker" uses for his "exploit" in his "hack" which they describe as "The sourcecode for the tool has been released onto GitHub. Upon inspection, the tool is really rather crude in its complexity." If your password is NOT in the 500 word dictionary, you are completely safe from this idiotic, so-called hack. The link below is his so-called dictionary:

The Five Hundred Most Commonly Used Passwords

Out of the 500 passwords, only 18 would pass Apple's test to be acceptable passwords for iCloud use, containing a number, upper and lowercase letters and a symbol.. . . and those 18 use the @, $, !, or comma as their symbol. No imagination at all. The rest do not pass muster and would be rejected.

[NCC-1701]

I don’t know about iCloud but ever since I upgraded to Yosemite, I have lost the ability to get e-mail on my AT&T account. Any help getting that back would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.