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Apple confirms itsdeveloper website washacked

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Apple confirms itsdeveloper website washacked

Apple has confirmed that the ongoing
downtime on its developer website is
an aftereffect of an intruder
attempting to access personal
information of its registered
developers.
The Member Center on
developer.apple.com lets registered
Apple developers access the latest
versions of iOS and Mac OS versions
(including iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks
beta), view developer documentation
and other resources like WWDC
videos, manage their submissions to
the respective App Stores, and
perform other activities. The Member
Center has been down since Thursday
for what initially seemed like regular
maintenance, but as the downtime
was extended, speculation emerged
that it may due to security issues.
Apple has now confirmed that security
of its developer website was indeed
compromised but assured that
'sensitive personal information' was
encrypted and couldn't have been
accessed by the intruder. However,
Apple said, information like
developers' names as well as mailing
and email addresses may have been
exposed.
Apple explained the extended
downtime by saying it was using the
opportunity to 'completely overhaul'
its developer systems, though the
company did not give a timeframe on
when the website would be accessible
again.
Here's Apple's statement in full.
We'll be back soon.
Last Thursday, an intruder attempted
to secure personal information of our
registered developers from our
developer website. Sensitive personal
information was encrypted and cannot
be accessed, however, we have not
been able to rule out the possibility
that some developers' names, mailing
addresses, and/or email addresses
may have been accessed. In the spirit
of transparency, we want to inform
you of the issue. We took the site
down immediately on Thursday and
have been working around the clock
since then.
In order to prevent a security threat
like this from happening again, we're
completely overhauling our developer
systems, updating our server
software, and rebuilding our entire
database. We apologize for the
significant inconvenience that our
downtime has caused you and we
expect to have the developer website
up again soon.
If your program membership was set
to expire during this period, it has
been extended and your app will
remain on the App Store. If you have
any other concerns about your
account, please contact us.
Thank you for your patience.

Apple confirms itsdeveloper website washacked

Apple has confirmed that the ongoing
downtime on its developer website is
an aftereffect of an intruder
attempting to access personal
information of its registered
developers.
The Member Center on
developer.apple.com lets registered
Apple developers access the latest
versions of iOS and Mac OS versions
(including iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks
beta), view developer documentation
and other resources like WWDC
videos, manage their submissions to
the respective App Stores, and
perform other activities. The Member
Center has been down since Thursday
for what initially seemed like regular
maintenance, but as the downtime
was extended, speculation emerged
that it may due to security issues.
Apple has now confirmed that security
of its developer website was indeed
compromised but assured that
'sensitive personal information' was
encrypted and couldn't have been
accessed by the intruder. However,
Apple said, information like
developers' names as well as mailing
and email addresses may have been
exposed.
Apple explained the extended
downtime by saying it was using the
opportunity to 'completely overhaul'
its developer systems, though the
company did not give a timeframe on
when the website would be accessible
again.
Here's Apple's statement in full.
We'll be back soon.
Last Thursday, an intruder attempted
to secure personal information of our
registered developers from our
developer website. Sensitive personal
information was encrypted and cannot
be accessed, however, we have not
been able to rule out the possibility
that some developers' names, mailing
addresses, and/or email addresses
may have been accessed. In the spirit
of transparency, we want to inform
you of the issue. We took the site
down immediately on Thursday and
have been working around the clock
since then.
In order to prevent a security threat
like this from happening again, we're
completely overhauling our developer
systems, updating our server
software, and rebuilding our entire
database. We apologize for the
significant inconvenience that our
downtime has caused you and we
expect to have the developer website
up again soon.
If your program membership was set
to expire during this period, it has
been extended and your app will
remain on the App Store. If you have
any other concerns about your
account, please contact us.
Thank you for your patience.
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