Apple users in China may have had personal information exposed after the government laid a trap for iCloud users, according to TechCrunch.
Reports have circulated that a 'man in the middle' attack was set up, allowing the government to access username and passwords -- and thus everything stored on a given account.
While some web browsers would show a warning before visiting the compromised iCloud.com, others did not, TechCrunch reports.
This isn't the first hack on an American tech giant in China -- a similar hack against Google was reported last month. And earlier this month, TechCrunch reports, unlocked iPhones were found with dangerous malware in Hong Kong.
Great Fire, the website that first reported the hacks (note: greatfire.org appears to be down, possibly due to high traffic), speculates that the hacks are tied to the release of the iPhone 6, which went on sale in China last week.
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