Apple: iCloud system has not been compromised, hackers stole passwords
Unidentified hackers stole the photos of Hollywood celebrities by guessing passwords, but not hacking services Apple. This is stated in the statement of the corporation. "When we found out about the incident (the theft of photographs of celebrities), then immediately mobilized forces specialists Apple to locate the source of data leakage" - the document says. "After 40 hours, we came to the conclusion that the attack was targeted and affected names, passwords and secret questions. This practice is common in the Internet ", - stated in the document. According to the company, none of the cases was not the result of hacking 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 encouraged all users properly 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. Aug. 31 unknown hacker illegally gained access to the personal files of the stars and posted their pictures on the Internet. According to the website TMZ, from cybercriminals allegedly suffered actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst singer Ariana Grande and others, only about a hundred people. official representative of holders of the award "Oscar" Lawrence confirmed the authenticity of the pictures. "This was a flagrant violation of the right to privacy. We contacted the authorities, and they will pursue anyone who lay in sharing stolen pictures" - he stressed
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