Possibly. It looks like they've found a way to accurately 'guess' the codes Apple has already generated and distributed to be sold. The only thing for Apple to do now is recall the cards with the possibly compromised numbers and re-issue new ones with a randomly generated number.
This reminds me of when Vista came out. Someone found a way to get legitimate activation keys to activate their pirated copies, which meant that people buying them off of the shelf couldn't activate because that key was already used.
Possibly. It looks like they've found a way to accurately 'guess' the codes Apple has already generated and distributed to be sold. The only thing for Apple to do now is recall the cards with the possibly compromised numbers and re-issue new ones with a randomly generated number.
This reminds me of when Vista came out. Someone found a way to get legitimate activation keys to activate their pirated copies, which meant that people buying them off of the shelf couldn't activate because that key was already used.