Twenty-two authorized Apple iPhone distributors were arrested by Chinese authorities for stealing private information on Apple customers and selling the data online.

The suspects are accused of using their access to Apple's database to steal the customers information and selling it online for prices ranging from 10 yuan ($1.50) to 180 yuan ($26.50). The information stolen included Apple customer names, emails, phone numbers, Apple IDs, and other.

Authorities seized computers, phones, bank cards, and several other tools the crooks used to steal and sell the data. The crooks are alleged to have made over 50 million yuan ($7.36 million) from their operation.

The arrests came after China started enforcing a new cyber-security law that is meant to protect its citizens' private information.

Apple has not commented on the news.

Source: Bleeping Computer