Some of us want to believe that even companies like Apple are completely invincible when it comes to cyber security or a security breach despite recent events including this one. When you’re at the top, everyone is aiming right at you trying to take you down. Well, what first comes to mind is a target. So, what does this tell us when one of the world’s largest and most profitable companies, who specialize in technology no less, can have issues such as these? Starting around 2AM and ending half past nine results in approximately 7-8 hours of either downtime or partial service. The most user reports came in about Mail, likely one of the most used applications in the iCloud series.Īt about 9:30AM Eastern Apple reported the service issue was resolved via its service status page. However, several users reported via Twitter that iCloud was not only slow, but was down completely.

Initially, Apple stated the services were just running slowly but still usable. Wait…photos! Not again! While there does not appear to be any significant damage done, or a root cause yet known, the ears of many iCloud users perked up when the outage was reported. Apple’s iCloud still appears to be vulnerable.Īround 2AM this morning, May 21st, Apple reported a service issue with some of its iCloud services. Whether that’s true or not, one thing is certain.

The breach brought up many questions regarding consumer safety and privacy when it comes to cloud storage services such as iCloud, and continued a broader conversation about cyber security in general.Īpple ultimately denied that the iCloud service as a whole was the subject of a breach and that a “very targeted attack” against certain celebrities was the culprit. Most notably the breach affected several celebrities whose nude or partially nude, and most certainly private, photos were stolen and released on the Internet. In 2014 Apple was the subject of some scrutiny after a supposed security breach affected many of its iCloud users.

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