The scam started to unravel In March 2018.Ī California company that specializes in removing celebrity photos from the internet notified an unnamed public figure in Tampa that nude photos of the person had been posted on pornographic websites, Bossone said.
In court papers, the FBI identified two Gmail addresses that Chi used to lure victims into changing their iCloud sign-on information: “applebackupicloud” and “backupagenticloud.” The FBI said it found more than 500,000 emails in the two accounts, including about 4,700 with iCloud user IDs and passwords that were sent to Chi.Ĭhi’s conspirators would request that he hack a certain iCloud account, and he would respond with a Dropbox link, according to a court statement by FBI agent Anthony Bossone, who works on cybercrime cases.Ĭhi’s Dropbox account contained about 620,000 photos and 9,000 videos organized in part on whether the content contained a “win” of nude images, Bossone wrote. is racing to contain a controversy after an attempt to combat child pornography sparked fears that customers will lose privacy in a place that’s become sacrosanct: their devices.
Business Apple races to temper outcry over child-pornography tracking systemĪpple Inc.
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