<p>Apple today said it was hit by hackers who wormed their way into the California company's system but evidently failed to steal any data.<br /><br />The maker of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macintosh computers said it is working with law enforcement officials to hunt down the hackers, who appeared tied to a series of recent cyber attacks on US technology firms.<br /><br />"The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software developers," Apple said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.<br /><br />"We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network."<br /><br />The malicious software, or malware, took advantage of vulnerability in a Java prorgram used as a "plug-in" for Web browsing programs.</p>.<p>A "small number" of computer systems at Apple were infected but they were isolated from the main network, according the Silicon Valley based company.<br /><br />"There is no evidence that any data left Apple," Apple said. "We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware."<br /><br />Apple took the added steps of releasing a Macintosh computer operating system update that disables Java software that hasn't been used for 35 days or longer and a tool for finding and removing the malware. </p>
<p>Apple today said it was hit by hackers who wormed their way into the California company's system but evidently failed to steal any data.<br /><br />The maker of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macintosh computers said it is working with law enforcement officials to hunt down the hackers, who appeared tied to a series of recent cyber attacks on US technology firms.<br /><br />"The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software developers," Apple said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.<br /><br />"We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network."<br /><br />The malicious software, or malware, took advantage of vulnerability in a Java prorgram used as a "plug-in" for Web browsing programs.</p>.<p>A "small number" of computer systems at Apple were infected but they were isolated from the main network, according the Silicon Valley based company.<br /><br />"There is no evidence that any data left Apple," Apple said. "We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware."<br /><br />Apple took the added steps of releasing a Macintosh computer operating system update that disables Java software that hasn't been used for 35 days or longer and a tool for finding and removing the malware. </p>