Recently, information has emerged guaranteeing that, internal services of the Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), were invaded by an Australian hacker, of only 16 years, that managed to access the data of the multinational and to transfer some files.
According to data provided by the press, the young man managed to steal almost 1 TB of classified data, and was tried this week by the country's court, according to our source. He pleaded guilty, but he will not be arrested. Since, he said he was fascinated by the technology giant and found access to their networks addictive.
The invasion occurred in two periods, between June of 2015 and November of 2016, and in April of 2017.
O teenager explored a virtual private network used by people authorized to connect remotely to Apple's internal systems, the magistrate said. Helped by another young man, he subsequently sent a script from computer to system that created a secure shell tunnel - a method of accessing systems and bypassing firewalls, allowing them to remove data faster. During the attacks, the teenager was able to access internal security policies and save the authentication keys, the magistrate said.
One of the charges in the case, related to unauthorized and reckless data modification, carries a maximum sentence for 10 adults years in prison, while a second offense of unauthorized access to data is punishable by up to two years in prison, the court had the ability to impose potential terms of imprisonment of two years for a charge and 12 months for the other, but as the defendant showed remorse and cooperated with the authorities, the conviction was focused on rehabilitation.
