Researcher Says His Pentesting Triggered Apple's Hack Announcement
Apple has published a statement claiming that an intruder attempted to steal the details of registered developers from the company’s developer website. However, it turns out that the attacker wasn’t a cybercriminal, but a security researcher.
Shortly after Apple made the announcement, security expert Ibrahim Balic published a video showing that he has gained access to the details of over 100,000 users by exploiting a vulnerability in the Cupertino company’s systems.
Balic highlights the fact that this wasn’t a “hack attack.” “I have reported all the bugs I have found to the company and waited for approval. I am being accused of hacking but I have not given any harm to the system and i did not wanted to damage,” Balic said. In a comment posted in response to a TechCrunch article, the researcher said that he identified a total of 13 flaws in Apple’s systems, one of which impacted the Developer Center.
