Both of these are addressed on our website at. To protect against this type of attack, we advise all users to always use a strong password and enable two-step verification. Ryan Collins has pleaded guilty to unauthorized access to a computer in a trial where he has been charged with hacking (via Engadget) more than 50 iCloud and 70 Gmail accounts. We are continuing to work with law enforcement to help identify the criminals involved.

None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud® or Find my iPhone. After more than 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the Internet. Our customers’ privacy and security are of utmost importance to us. When we learned of the theft, we were outraged and immediately mobilized Apple’s engineers to discover the source. We wanted to provide an update to our investigation into the theft of photos of certain celebrities. Celebrity photos are nothing new, and risqu photos of attractive female actresses is also not new, but was probably a. It often indicates a user profile.Īpple is continuing its investigation and working with law enforcement officials to uncover more information. During what is a long holiday weekend in the United States, an anonymous hacker claims to have successfully hacked Apple iCloud and its Photo Stream feature of nearly 100 celebrity accounts and place several photos on 4chan. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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