在明星裸照大量流出後,因當中提到iCloud的名字,令不少用家擔心。後來蘋果稱會積極調查,經過40小時認真研究後,現在終於有答案了。
在官方回應中,他們稱這些受害的明星或名人,是被網絡上常見的手法去偷取當中的用家名稱、密碼或安全提問等。蘋果認為,並不是因為iCloud和Find My iPhone服務存在漏洞而引發今次事件。他們最後建議,用家盡快啟動兩步認證功能。
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.