Apple iPhone 6 models with bigger screens on the way, reports say.9, but whatever it is, there will be questions about its security. It’s not known what Apple plans to launch Sept. That, obviously, requires a high degree of security and consumer trust, and now, every article about said payments will likely mention this hack,” he said.
“The ‘iCloud’ name is associated with this mess, which is bad enough what is more distressing is that Apple is allegedly unveiling a new payment capability with the iPhone 6. “Ultimately it doesn’t really matter if the hack is or is not Apple’s fault the damage has been done,” says tech analyst Ben Thompson at Stratechery. Ultimately it doesn’t really matter if the hack is or is not Apple’s fault the damage has been done. It doesn’t matter that it’s silly to store nude photos of yourself anywhere in the digital realm - the incident has made Apple’s iCloud look compromised just as the company plans a major product launch. It appears the hack, which resulted in the leak of dozens of nude photos of celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, was made via the Find My iPhone service, though Apple asserts it did not find flaws in the service.
For Apple Inc., which is preparing to launch its next iPhone or iWatch or possibly iWallet, the timing of the nude celebrity photo hack is a significant embarrassment.