Hackers have accessed last Thursday access to private data in the developer portal of Apple’s App Store. But only on Sunday, Apple admitted that it was a hacker attack. Prior to this, they switched the area offline without prior notice and justified this with “maintenance work” which is supposed to be carried out. However, some users already assumed the portal was hacked at this time.
Through the portal, developers can manage their accounts and apps, Apple also provides forums and information on APIs. In an email on Sunday, Apple explained the process.
On Thursday an intruder has tried to copy personal information from our developer site. Confidential personal data is encrypted, but we can not rule out that the hackers came up with some names and e-mail addresses from developers.
The remaining files are encrypted and therefore safe. Apple explained that they are now completely reworking the databases and server software, so that in the future other hackers no longer have success. Developers whose membership in the Downtime expire, do not have to worry, as Apple extends it automatically, so that the associated apps in the App Store are preserved.
Now the alleged hacker has spoken, but he himself is a security researcher. Ibrahim Balic, according to US blog 9to5Mac, said it was not a criminal attack, but merely a scientific research. He also does not plan to use the acquired data and have reported it directly to Apple's bug report tool.
However, the exact process can not be fully understood, and the relaunch date of the developer portal is unpredictable at this time.
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