The IT group has blocked the site for the iPhone and Mac developers, after an intruder “tried to gain access to sensitive personal data” on its users.
application developers for iPhone, iPad and Mac can not connect to their account on the Apple site for nearly five days due to a computer intrusion. In a statement, Apple said that “hackers tried to access personal data on registered developers on our site,” after which the IT group has decided to block the site “fully review” its systems for developers update the software of its servers and rebuild its entire database.
According to Apple, the personal data as “sensitive” on the site is encrypted and hackers can not be given access. But it does not exclude the possibility that the intruder was able to access “to certain names, email addresses or mailing” of developers. Apple adds that the information related to its customers various products, including credit card numbers on iTunes, have not been affected by the cyber attack. The two systems will be differentiated effect, said an Apple representative site Loopinsight.
Apple does not give additional information on the “intruder”. On the blog TechCrunch, a computer scientist, Ibrahim Balic says the author of this intrusion and removes any malicious intent. He explained that he had found a series of flaws in the site and the developers have reported an Apple alert service. One of these flaws would have allowed him access to data on seventy-three employees of the company, as well as “details” of more than 100,000 users. “Four hours after my last report to Apple, the developers portal was closed, and I’ve been waiting for them to contact me,” he says.
Video Balic where Ibrahim explains his action:
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