Part of the icloud account has been compromised.

Beijing time May 17 Evening News, according to reports, a random password protection of a part of the icloud account has been leaked, which caused users to doubt that there are security breaches on the Apple server.

It is said that user accounts were leaked mainly from the Apple support community (click to view the original text), and some of the users reported that their icloud accounts were leaked. One of the users named "Solargaze" said their me.com e-mail address was attacked, and in Wednesday e-mail was exploited by hackers to start a lot of spam.

icloud Landing Interface

Here is the Apple user's spat on the encounter, let's take a look at:

"I've never used my own @me email, and I'm sure it's impossible for anyone to hack my account by guessing my password (or brute force)--(because) it's a randomly generated set of 15 numbers, characters (mixed-case) and symbols (I've been in the IT circle for many years, Be particularly cautious about passwords and security issues), "

"I am concerned that Apple's icloud server itself has been compromised because I have seen other users also reflect that their accounts have been spreading spam over the past half-hour," he said. ”

Other users also opened a new post this week, describing a similar encounter. These posts have a lot of followers and clicks, suggesting that the size of the hacker attack icloud account is not too large.

Some users also reflect the discovery of a series of spam messages in the "Send" folder of their icloud e-mail accounts, which are sent to icloud sync contacts, and the spam message has a common theme "You can make a lot of money by using your computer online at home." ”

"I am an IT expert with ten years of working experience and haven't been hit by a phishing attack," tsnow20, a user, said in the thread, "and I'm sure no one can guess my password." ”

Most of the followers say they don't use icloud or mobileme emails. They say their accounts start sending spam when they receive text messages or emails from friends.

So far, Apple has not commented on this.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)