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Computer-Hacking Group Targets Apple In Latest Attack

2011-07-04 09:50 by
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A group of computer hackers said on Sunday they had stolen a small amount of internal passwords and usernames from an Apple server. The data appears to be from an SQL database for an online survey at the Apple Business Intelligence website. The site is currently offline.

The hacker group Anonymous claims to be responsible for the attack and it is supposed to have closely worked with hackers from the Lulz Security group. Compared to attacks on other companies, this is a relatively small attack, resulting in only 27 revealed Apple usernames and passwords .

In the Twitter message about the data breach, hackers said Apple could become a larger target but that members were currently busy with other goals. "Apple could be target, too. But don't worry, we are busy elsewhere," the group wrote in the message. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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