Apple vient de publier, ce jour, un communiqué sur la désormais célèbre affaire des photos. Il nous est dit :
Update to Celebrity Photo Investigation
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.
Pour faire simple, Apple affirme qu'il n'y a pas de faille dans les systèmes iCloud et Find my iPhone. Aucun des comptes piratés ne l'a été du fait d'un problème de fiabilité mais par une attaque massive sur les mots de passe, noms d'utilisateurs et autres questions de sécurité.
Apple maintient une surveillance accrue, en lien avec la justice, pour identifier les voleurs.
