Irish mobile firm uncovers Apple iCloud attack

An Apple hack that affected “several thousand people” worldwide and racked up huge bills for unsuspecting customers has been uncovered by Irish mobile security company AdaptiveMobile.

Working with clients in North America, the firm, which helps mobile operators detect and block mobile attacks, revealed the hack after months of research.

AdaptiveMobile believes hackers in China have compromised thousands of North American Apple customers’ iCloud accounts before sending spam touting counterfeit goods to recipients also based in China.