Apple has received a confidential order from the UK Home Office to create access into its Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, which may force them to compromise the end-to-end encryption feature or withdraw support in the UK. Complying with this could have implications for user privacy and data security worldwide if backdoor access is granted to government agencies.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/uk-secret-order-apple-users-encrypted-data/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/apple
"id": "app000021625",
"linkid": "apple",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
'location': 'Global',
'name': 'Apple',
'size': 'Large',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'End-to-End Encryption',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'User Data'},
'description': 'Apple has received a confidential order from the UK Home '
'Office to create access into its Advanced Data Protection for '
'iCloud, which may force them to compromise the end-to-end '
'encryption feature or withdraw support in the UK. Complying '
'with this could have implications for user privacy and data '
'security worldwide if backdoor access is granted to '
'government agencies.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'High',
'data_compromised': 'End-to-End Encryption',
'systems_affected': 'iCloud'},
'motivation': 'Government Surveillance',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Government Order'},
'threat_actor': 'UK Home Office',
'title': 'UK Home Office Order to Compromise Apple iCloud Encryption',
'type': 'Government Order',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'End-to-End Encryption'}