Apple has reacted to the recent security breach of their Apples iCloud security system. The company has recently faced accusations of poor security after nude pictures of Oscar award winner Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande and Kate Upton where taken from their account by hackers.
Apple has reacted to the recent scandal saying they have carried out a thorough research in the past two days and found out that the hackers broke into the celebrities iCloud and iPhone account using their actual usernames and password, therefore claiming they are not to blame.
Apple claims it was not a breach in their own system since the accounts of the celebrities where obtained with their actual usernames and password. Check out their official statement below.
We wanted to provide an update to our investigation into the theft of photos of certain celebrities. When we learned of the theft, we were outraged and immediately mobilized Apple’s engineers to discover the source. Our customers’ privacy and security are of utmost importance to us. 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. None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud® or Find my iPhone. We are continuing to work with law enforcement to help identify the criminals involved.
To protect against this type of attack, we advise all users to always use a strong password and enable two-step verification. Both of these are addressed on our website at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4232.
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