Apple commented on the incident with a leak in the network of intimate pictures of American celebrities. According to the company, we are talking about election attacks on user accounts on the iPhone and iPad with a view to take possession of their personal information.
Apple has officially denied reports in the media about the use of hacker vulnerabilities in cloud service company. Previously, the web rumors of a when Find My iPhone bug that allowed hackers to steal your password celebrity brute force (brute force).
"We want to summarize the preliminary results of the investigation of the incident to the theft of photos of some celebrities. When we learned of the theft, we as well as our users were outraged by this incident and mobilized experts to determine the source of the leak. The safety of our users is a top priority for Apple.After 40 hours, we came to the conclusion that the accounts have been hacked stars directional attack on personal accounts, passwords, and security questions.This method is widely used in the Internet. None of the above cases are not the result of the presence of vulnerabilities in any system was Apple, including iCloud and Find My iPhone. At the moment, we are working with the security services to identify attackers involved in the attack. "
In order to protect the accounts Apple ID, the company recommended the use of strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication system. Details can be found on page technical support company.
Personal pictures of celebrities have been published on the web morning of September 1 .Among them - the singer Rihanna, and Avril Lavigne, actress Jennifer Lawrence, Mary Kate Olsen, a participant of the reality show, Kim Kardashian. Unknown attacker who posted them on the Internet, said that he had pictures through iCloud - a service which is automatically recorded every owner of an iPhone and the iPad.
It should be noted that hacking accounts celebrities would take a few hours to a few days - that is "theft" in so many Hollywood "stars" are planned and implemented for a long time. In this regard, there is a plausible idea theft was commissioned by rivals Apple shortly before the presentation of the iPhone 6, which is scheduled for September 9 .