Apple
has confirmed that some celebrities' iCloud accounts were broken into, but says
it has found no evidence that this was caused by a breach of its security systems.
Instead,
the firm suggests perpetrators carried out their thefts by deducing victims'
log-in credentials.
The
statement follows the online publication of intimate pictures of about 20
personalities.
Actress
Jennifer Lawrence has confirmed a leaked topless photo of her was real.
There
had been speculation that the images were obtained due to a vulnerability in
software that allows users to locate missing iPhones, since it had allowed
unlimited password guesses.
But
Apple has indicated that
