Personal accounts of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grande and other celebs were all individually targeted by hackers, and Apple’s iCloud security system was not to blame … according to Apple.
Apple now says after nearly 2 days of investigating … their research shows the hackers broke into each celeb’s iCloud and/or iPhone accounts by using actual user names, passwords and security codes.
Apple maintains it was not a breach, and says it’s working with law enforcement to find the suspect or suspects involved.
Apple’s full 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.
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