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Internet universe yesterday shocked by the spread of nude photos of hundreds Hollywood celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and Kate Upton. Strong suspicion that the photo spread by hackers who managed to break into the victim's iCloud account.
The assumption is becoming stronger after in the afternoon, appeared iBrute tool that uses a Python script on GitHub site. iBrute can be used to steal user passwords Apple iCloud. The script exploit security holes in anti-theft feature Find My iPhone.
Attacks by a method called the Brute-Force iPhone users to guess a password repeatedly to find the correct password. The attacker can do since Find My iPhone does not restrict the error to enter a password, also did not remind any suspicious activity to the one underway when the user tries to access his personal account.
When an attacker successfully find the desired password, they can access freely iCloud because most iPhone users synchronize cell phone with the service. When connected to iCloud, iPad, iPhone or your Mac will automatically synchronize, photos, videos, contact number and e-mail addresses to iCloud.
The Next Web reported that a Twitter user successfully using the tool of the GitHub users to access multiple iCloud accounts, but the gap was finally closed Apple on Monday (1/9) yesterday.
Today, when we enter the wrong password five times, Apple will disable our Apple ID automatically. To The Next Web, the creator of these tools, Haackapp, claimed to have seen evidence that the Brute-Force method used to hack into accounts of Hollywood celebrities, but it could be someone already using it.
Interestingly, Hackapp also explain another drawback of iCloud are very open to hackers exploited. Against this problem, Apple explained that they are still investigating.
"We take user privacy seriously and we are actively investigating these reports," said Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris
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