iCloud hack: Photo theft due to stolen log-in details, not iCloud security issue, claims Apple

Danny Palmer
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Naked photos 'leaked' because celebrity usernames and passwords were figured out, say Apple

Hackers stole naked photos of celebrities by bypassing their iPhone log-in credentials, rather than gaining access to them through a security weakness in the iCloud online storage service, Apple ha...

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