Personal pictures of American celebrities, published on the Internet , were obtained using a specialized software designed for forensic access to backups mobile Apple. Writes about this in Wired Wednesday referring to the expert in the field of information security Kate Upton. We are talking about the application Phone Password Breaker, developed by the Russian company Elcomsoft.
"Knowing your username and password from the account iCloud, hackers can log in to the service and download photos. Using software from Elcomsoft, they can download the entire backup iPhone or iPad in the form of folders. Thus the attackers gained access to all the personal data of Hollywood celebrities, including video, data applications, contacts and text messages, "- said the publication. The fact that the hackers took advantage of utility Phone Password Breaker, said metadata promulgated the web photos.
Appendix Phone Password Breaker is designed for forensic access to backups Apple devices and allows you to access iCloud without a password to the account Apple ID. According to the official description of the project, Phone Password Breaker enables experts of law enforcement agencies to gain access to password-protected backups for smartphones and portable devices based on the platform iOS. Utility supports all electronic gadgets production Apple, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch all generations and versions (iOS 5-7).
Backups contain address books, call logs, archives SMS messages, calendars, to-do lists, photos, voicemail settings and e-mail accounts, third-party applications, log of visited web pages, and the contents of these pages are stored in the cache memory.
According to the statement of Apple , unknown hackers stole celebrity photos by guessing passwords, but not hacking services company. According to the company, none of the cases was not the result of "opening" systems Apple, including cloud storage iCloud or "Find my iPhone". "We continue to work with law enforcement to help identify criminals", - stressed in a corporation.
Apple has called on all members adequately protect information, choose complex passwords with uppercase and lowercase letters as well as numbers and special characters. In addition, Apple engineers recommend that users come up with complex answers to security questions that are impossible to guess.
Unknown hacker illegally gained access to the personal files of the stars and their photos posted online September 1 . From cybercriminals allegedly suffered actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst singer Ariana Grande and others, only about a hundred people. Investigating the incident the FBI .