CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple plans to tighten its online security measures to reduce the chances of its users being victimized by intrusions like the ones that stole nude photos from actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities.
Chief executive Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal that Apple will use e-mail and push notifications to alert the hundreds of millions of people using its services when there has been an attempt to restore their iCloud data on a new device, change an account password or log on to an account with a new device. Previously, there were no notifications for restoring iCloud data, but users did receive an e-mail when someone tried to change a password or log in for the first time from a new device.
Apple expects to start sending the notifications in two weeks. It said the new security will allow users to change passwords to reclaim control of an account or notify Apple’s security team about a potential problem.
