黑客公布一批苹果移动设备用户数据

Hackers published a trove of sensitive information about 1m Apple devices online, embarrassing the company on the eve of the launch of its new iPhone.

黑客们在网上公布了有关100万个苹果(Apple)移动设备用户的敏感信息。这件事让苹果在发布新一代iPhone手机前陷入尴尬境地。

The hacker group AntiSec, an offshoot of the Anonymous and Lulzsec collectives which last year targeted Sony, News International and others in a wave of attacks, said this was just a sample from 12m records. These, they say, include the full names, addresses and phone numbers of owners of Apple’s iPhones, iPads and iPod touches.

黑客组织AntiSec表示，此次公布的信息只是1200万条敏感信息中的一部分，信息内容包括苹果iPhone、iPad以及iPod Touch用户的全名、住址以及电话号码。AntiSec是黑客组织Anonymous和Lulzsec集合体的分支，该集合体在去年的一系列攻击中曾将索尼(Sony)、资讯国际(News International)以及其他机构作为目标。

Several security researchers verified the data as genuine, but said they presented little risk to the people involved as long as the other details are not released. Apple did not respond to a request for comment.

多位安全领域的研究人员证实了AntiSec所发布的数据的真实性，但指出只要其他细节信息不被公开，这些数据对所涉及的用户几乎不构成风险。苹果未回应记者的置评请求。

The leak is ill-timed for Apple, before a series of key launches. It yesterday announced an event on September 12 in San Francisco, where it is expected to unveil the next version of its iPhone. A new, smaller iPad is also expected soon.

对于苹果来说，此次信息泄露发生的时点非常不利，因为该公司即将进行一系列关键的产品发布。苹果昨日宣布将于9月12日在旧金山举行一场活动，市场预计该公司将在活动中推出下一代iPhone手机。新款尺寸较小的iPad预计也将于近期面市。

The hackers said they had obtained the database of Apple device-identifiers from an FBI agent’s laptop. The FBI, whose international investigation into Anonymous and associates led to several arrests earlier this year, declined to comment.

黑客们表示，他们通过入侵美国联邦调查局(FBI)一位特工的笔记本电脑获得了苹果设备标识符的数据库。FBI拒绝置评。今年早些时候，FBI在其对黑客组织Anonymous及其分支展开的国际调查中逮捕了数人。

The leaked data centre on Apple’s “unique device identifiers, which can be used by app developers to send notifications and to track users. Apple is already preparing to phase out UDIDs. Security and privacy campaigners have argued they could be used to hijack associated accounts, such as Facebook or Twitter.

此次泄露的数据主要是苹果的唯一设备标识符（Unique Device Identifier，简称UDID），可被应用开发人员用于推送通知以及用户跟踪。苹果目前已准备逐步淘汰UDID。安全及隐私保护领域的活动人士指出，UDID可被用于入侵关联账户，例如Facebook或Twitter。

In a statement, the hackers said they published the information to raise questions about the FBI’s suspected use of device data. These allegations have not been independently verified.

黑客们在一份声明中称，他们公布这些信息是为了对FBI涉嫌使用设备数据提出质疑。这些指控尚未得到独立第三方的证实。

Sites including The Next Web are offering tools for concerned Apple customers to check if they are among the victims of the leak. Researchers say that Apple, which used to tout its superior security as a selling point over Microsoft’s Windows, faces increasing attack from hackers and viruses.

目前，包括The Next Web在内的网站为苹果用户提供工具以查询自己是否不幸成为此次信息泄露的受害者。研究人员表示，苹果过去曾声称自己的产品相对于微软(Microsoft)的Windows更具安全性，并将之作为一大卖点。如今，苹果面临的来自黑客和病毒的攻击日益增多。