Apple’s iCloud attack is nothing in comparison with the kind of attacks every tech firm must prepare for, as they offer payment and connected solutions for home, health and car. Here’s some ways for you to protect yourself and for Apple to improve its own security.

What happened?

Brief version: Apple’s statement and information from elsewhere suggests hackers targeted individuals using a combination of research (finding place and date of birth and other information used in Apple’s password protection) and brute force attacks to hack the accounts of known individuals. These excellent reports illustrate this. Using these methods hackers got hold of complete iPhone backups.

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