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An Australian teenager managed to hack Apple, steal 90 gigabytes of secure files, and access customer accounts, a court has heard, according to The Age.The Australian newspaper reported on the hearing, which took place at a children’s court in Melbourne on Thursday, and has prompted Apple into issuing a statement reassuring users that their data is safe.
The Age said the 16-year-old — who cannot be named for legal reasons — broke into Apple's mainframe several times over the course of a year, using a system of "computerised tunnels and online bypassing systems."
He downloaded secure files and accessed customer accounts, using instructions stored on his Apple laptops, seized in a raid on his suburban home, under a folder named "hacky hack hack."
Apple detected his presence and reported the teenager to the FBI, who in turn passed the case to Australian police. The suspect has pleaded guilty, The Age said, and Reuters reported that he will be sentenced on September 20.
The teenager's lawyer reportedly said he targeted Apple because he is an admirer of the trillion-dollar company and hopes to work for it one day. He is said to be well-known in the international hacking community.
More at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/16-old-managed-hack-apple-094643846.html
The Age said the 16-year-old — who cannot be named for legal reasons — broke into Apple's mainframe several times over the course of a year, using a system of "computerised tunnels and online bypassing systems."
He downloaded secure files and accessed customer accounts, using instructions stored on his Apple laptops, seized in a raid on his suburban home, under a folder named "hacky hack hack."
Apple detected his presence and reported the teenager to the FBI, who in turn passed the case to Australian police. The suspect has pleaded guilty, The Age said, and Reuters reported that he will be sentenced on September 20.
The teenager's lawyer reportedly said he targeted Apple because he is an admirer of the trillion-dollar company and hopes to work for it one day. He is said to be well-known in the international hacking community.
More at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/16-old-managed-hack-apple-094643846.html
