Apple responds to hacker claims, says systems not breached

Apple in a statement late Wednesday responded to claims that a hacking group is threatening to wipe hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads using stolen credentials, saying its own systems have not been compromised.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 8

Hackers attempt to extort Apple with threat to remotely wipe iPhones, iPads

Hackers are allegedly trying to extort Apple by holding its customer's data for ransom, with threats to reset a number of supposedly compromised iCloud accounts and remotely wiping connected iPhones and iPads if they are not paid.

Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 28

How to check an iPhone's Activation Lock status online

Apple scrubbed its iCloud Activation Lock status check tool from its website earlier this year, but a newly discovered workaround promises an alternative online resource for buyers in the market for a secondhand iOS device.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 5

How to change the email address linked to your Apple ID

If you own an iPad, iPhone, iPod or Mac, your Apple ID is the gateway to accessing the App Store, iCloud and iTunes, making it a crucial part of your digital identity. If you ever need to change the email address associated with your Apple ID, AppleInsider shows you how.

Josh Levenson 9 years ago 36

Apple buys iCloud.net domain, shuts down associated Asian social network

As part of efforts to bring its online assets under one roof, Apple recently purchased iCloud.net from a small Chinese social network, one of the last product related domains not currently under its control.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 11

Apple plans $51M expansion of Reno iCloud data center, codenamed 'Project Isabel'

Apple's data center operations in Reno, Nev., continue to expand, with the company now pursuing an additional 375,000 square feet of space to power its iCloud services, AppleInsider has learned.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 6

Researchers find iCloud storing Safari history & Google search data for years, Apple now deletes data older than 2 weeks

iCloud-stored Safari browser history was discovered to be stored on iCloud and accessible by an update to a newly-updated forensics data gathering suite for over a year even after deletion — but Apple has already taken steps to rectify the problem.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 10

Removal of Apple's iCloud Activation Lock check page may be linked to hacks relying on stolen serial numbers

Apple's removal of the iCloud Activation Lock status page last week was likely connected to hacks letting people bypass the Activation Lock system, a report noted on Monday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 13

Apple removes iCloud Activation Lock status tool from website

For reasons unknown, Apple has taken down the iCloud Activation Lock status page on its website, which used to offer a convenient method of determining whether a used iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Apple Watch was stolen.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 56

Second hacker who targeted celebrity Apple accounts sentenced to 9 months in prison

A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to hacking into the Apple email and cloud storage accounts of multiple celebrities in 2014 was on Thursday sentenced to nine months behind bars.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 13

Apple deploys updated Photos iCloud app with Sierra-like album browsing

Apple on Thursday officially rolled out a new version of its Photos Web app for iCloud, introducing an interface similar to macOS Sierra.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 11

Apple activates iCloud.com Calendar spam reporting feature

Apple on Sunday instituted a new junk content reporting feature on its iCloud.com web portal, the first step in what appears to be an activation of countermeasures against iCloud Calendar spam invites users began to receive in volume last month.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 12

Apple iCloud account sign-in, web apps suffer hours-long outage [u]

Apple's iCloud was hit with an hours-long downtime on Monday, leaving an unknown number of subscribers without access to account sign-in services and certain web apps normally available through iCloud.com.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 13

Apple adds basic support for Touch Bar in beta Web-based iCloud Photo Library

Very recently, Apple updated its beta iCloud site with support for the Touch Bar on the 2016 MacBook Pro — but the support is bug-laden, and not fully implemented.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 1

Oppenheimer: Apple 'lacks the courage to lead the next generation of innovation'

Oppenheimer analysts have issued an unusually scathing Apple investor memo, charging that the company is headed in the wrong direction and poised for a "decade-long malaise" as a result.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 200

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