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Hacker Releases New Tool to Brute-Force Attack iCloud Passwords

Hacker Releases New Tool to Brute-Force Attack iCloud Passwords

Posted January 2, 2015 at 8:07pm by iClarified
iDict, a new tool released by Pr0x13, claims to bypass brute-force safeguards and two-factor authentication when cracking an iCloud account password.

Currently Apple locks a user's account if it notices many incorrect password attempts in a short amount of time. iDict bypasses the restriction and essentially has an "unlimited" amount of attempts to guess at an account's password. The tool uses a dictionary of common passwords and attempts to find a match, so if you're password isn't on the list, you're safe; however, another hacker could always use a different dictionary. Additionally, you need to have the account's email address in order to attempt to crack the password.

Pr0x13 says the hole was "painfully obvious" and it was only a matter of time before it was used privately for malicious activities; therefore, he released it publicly so Apple could close it.


Apple will surely patch this exploit quickly, especially with the recent hack on celebrity iCloud accounts. Interestingly enough, Apple's iCloud Photos app also disappeared earlier this morning, so perhaps the company is already aware of the issue and is working on a fix.

For now, we recommend using a very strong password!

Update: The exploit seems to now be patched.

Read More via Business Insider


Hacker Releases New Tool to Brute-Force Attack iCloud Passwords
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liborx
liborx - March 2, 2017 at 9:34pm
M I C R O I N S I D E
Forrest
Forrest - January 3, 2015 at 11:56pm
Doesn't work, tried it my self and after a couple of attempts the account get blocked.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - January 3, 2015 at 11:58pm
There we have it. Icloud must be coded against defense.
aa2007
aa2007 - January 2, 2015 at 9:08pm
Do not worry we at Apple are looking forward to fail you
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - January 2, 2015 at 9:22pm
well do our best to be caught by the NSA and get arrested for helping hackers breach anything.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - January 2, 2015 at 8:31pm
Where's the lawsuit when you need it.
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