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> if Random Hacker X can figure out the answers to the iCloud reset questions

Answers about very famous people. Wikipedia will not tell me your mothers maiden name.

Also, as much as I sympathise with the women whose accounts were breached, actors aren't always the sharpest tools in the shed, and phishing schemes are a common tool for gaining access to other peoples accounts. One of them (I don't remember which) publicly claimed iCloud backup for her iPhone was "too complicated" a while ago. Given that it's as complicated as "turn it on, and make sure it gets plugged into power with Wifi every so often", I don't doubt some of them would fall victim to even a very simple phishing scam.



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