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Apple CEO Tim Cook Meets with Top Chinese Official After iCloud Login Harvesting Claims

(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/02/timcook.png) Apple CEO Tim Cook met with a top Chinese government official in Beijing Wednesday to discuss the security of user data, reports (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/22/us-apple-china-idUSKCN0IB12920141022?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews) Reuters. The meeting comes after web censorship blog Great Fire claimed (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/20/china-icloud-hack/) earlier this week that hackers worked with Chinese authorities to harvest Apple ID information from Chinese users visiting iCloud.com.
 
 Yesterday, Apple issued a statement (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/21/apple-aware-of-icloud-harvesting-china/) acknowledging the attacks on its servers and launched a new browser security guide (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6550) on its website. The guide stressed the importance of digital certificates, asking users to check for any certificate warnings in their browser and ensure that they are connected to iCloud.com versus a malicious third-party website that resembles the service's homepage.
 
 China has become an increasingly important market for Apple, as the company now has eleven retail stores in the country (https://www.apple.com/cn/retail/) and sells the iPhone on all three major wireless carriers. Apple also launched (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/17/china-iphone-6-and-6-plus/) the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China last Friday following a week of successful pre-orders.
 
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Source: Apple CEO Tim Cook Meets with Top Chinese Official After iCloud Login Harvesting Claims (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/22/tim-cook-chinese-official-meeting-icloud-claims/)