Apple Hacked by Biggest Teen Fan: Report

A teen in Melbourne , Australia , is facing criminal bursting charge after he reportedly hacked Apple ’s secure computer net multiple times .

The son ’s lawyer explained to a Children ’s Court on Thursday that the teen did it all “ because he was such a fan ” of Apple , according toMelbourne intelligence outlet the Age .

The adolescent hacker reportedly attends private school and operated out of a suburban home plate , but he was not named publically . concord to the Age , Apple reported the teen to the FBI after detecting outside access , and U.S. sureness then alarm Australian Federal Police , which obtained a warrant to bust the teen ’s family home last class . police detective found evidence of his hacking escapades in a folder labeled “ hacky taxicab hack . ”

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A prosecutor at the adolescent ’s earshot reportedly state that police force get wind two Apple laptops in teen ’s home with serial numbers matching the gimmick that had accessed Apple ’s meshwork . A seized gruelling drive and sound also evidently had an IP computer address that matched the severance . The teen reportedly assure others about his hacks on WhatsApp .

Officials believe the boy depart hacking at age 16 . He reportedly accessed customer accounts and download 90 GiB of sensitive files .

The stripling plead guilty to the charge .

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Apple has not yet responded to a Gizmodo request for comment . At Thursday ’s audience , a prosector said Apple was “ very sensible about publicity , ” according to the Age .

The newspaper reports that the adolescent told authorities he had “ dreamed of ” being an Apple employee . His attorney argued to keep many fount details private because the teen is well - known in the hacking biotic community , and publicizing name information could put him at risk .

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