Authorities in the US have arrested a man for hacking Apple’s accounts iCloud According to a report by TechRadar, users and their intimate photos and videos are being stolen. According to the court filing, howo koo chio, resident of California, three hundred. was found to be conspiring with others to access the personal accounts of more than Apple Customers in the US, with the campaign as of at least September 2014.
According to a US Justice Department document, Chi “specifically solicited nude photos and videos of young women” after breaking into the accounts. He then traded these with other “conspirators”, some of whom later leaked pictures and videos into the public domain.
How did that secure Apple break into iCloud?
Chi used multiple fake email accounts to pretend to be a member Apple Customer Support and allegedly obtained the target’s login credentials (Apple ID and password) Apple iCloud User by himself only. The report states that they have 1TB . also used cloud storage To store nude images and video clips. Reportedly, the collection could contain hundreds of thousands of items. The report states that Chi claimed his hacking abilities by using an online pseudonym “icloudripper4you”.
Reportedly, Chi will testify against others involved. The combined punishment for the offense is punishable with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; Testifying against others may or may not reduce the sentence.
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