Cyber security blog says Apple iCloud in China hit by state-backed hackers

Hackers attempted to steal user data from Apple’s (AAPL.NASDAQ) iCloud online storage service in China, Reuters reported, citing a post at Greatfire.org. The cyber security blog asserted that Chinese authorities intercepted data transmitted between iCloud and users by interposing their own website between the two on Friday, which coincided with the launch of the iPhone 6 on the mainland. “All the evidence I’ve seen would support that this is a real attack. The Chinese government is directly attacking Chinese users of Apple’s products,” said Mikko Hypponnen, chief research officer at security software developer F-Secure.