The company did not comment on the is-
sue, and in a reply to an inquiry frommGov
via email, it stated that the case is now
under investigation by the FBI. It added
that it will develop additional security mea-
sures but declined to provide comments
or opinion on the breach and its purpose.
Data security, cybercrime, clouding, vir-
tual storage and modern device distribu-
tion experts did not think this recent is-
sue would impact Apple’s sales. Instead,
they expected the breach to lead to fewer
iCloud users but not impacting the client
base of Apple smart devices.
Dr. Moutaz Kokash, a specialist in infor-
mation technology and cybercrimes, es-
sentially draws the distinction between
Apple’s iOS and one of its apps and ser-
vices specialized in virtual storage of pho-
tos.
He pointed out that since the launch of
With respect to the iCloud crisis, Apple to mGov:
The case is under investigation
by FBI; additional security measures applied
T
ech giant Apple experienced security issues after several
Hollywood accounts on iCloud were breached. Apple fans ev-
erywhere were confused. Apple now has some trust issues with
its customers and fans with respect to data security, after being
the world’s leader in the field for years.
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