Apple’s TestFlight service, which tests games on the App Store, has suffered a massive data breach covering the years 2012-2015. The breach, known as “Teraleak”, gave unauthorized access to tens of thousands of iOS apps and games, exposing vast amounts of data.
Never-released Angry Birds games and many App Store apps leaked
The term “Teraleak” was used not only because of the sheer size of the leaked data, but also to refer to the Nintendo “gigaleak” in 2020, which revealed prototypes of iconic games like Star Fox 2 and Yoshi’s Island, as well as decompiled content from classics like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, as well as prototypes of iconic games like Star Fox 2 and Yoshi’s Island.
TestFlight, the service at the center of the App Store data leak, serves as a platform for developers to test iOS apps before their official release. Compromised data from Apple’s servers between 2012 and 2015 was extracted and made publicly available. This data was anonymously archived via the Wayback Machine and then shared on social media platform X.
The leaked files include prototypes and beta versions of various apps and games released through TestFlight. The leak includes several unreleased Angry Birds games. More unreleased game prototypes are expected to emerge as people dig through the data.
Beyond the potential discovery of unreleased games, users could also find apps that have been removed from the App Store and are no longer available for download through Apple’s distribution platform. This leak could be useful for preserving and archiving mobile gaming history.
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