

What’s worrying is that the code for the tool is available for any hacker to use and with enough commitment and a larger word list, even complex passwords can be hacked.

Using this vulnerability, iDict comes up with 500 word combinations to hack iCloud accounts with a weak password such as a simple word. Known as iDict, it fools Apple into thinking it’s an iPhone and uses a brute-force attack to determine a weak Apple ID password from a 500 word list.Ī bug in let users try an incorrect password for unlimited number of times from their iPhone without being locked out. Last Friday, a new tool was submitted to GitHub that could be used to hack certain iCloud accounts with simple and weak passwords.
