A Melbourne boy who hacked into Apple sparking an FBI investigation has escaped conviction despite accessing the tech giant’s internal systems multiple times over two years.

The teenager who cannot be named due to his case being heard in the Children’s Court, pleaded guilty to hacking into the tech giant during two chunks of time between 2015 and 2017.

The boy was 16 when he first hacked Apple. Credit:James Alcock

The boy’s father wiped away tears as the magistrate revealed no conviction would be recorded. Instead an eight month probation order was put in place.

The court heard the private school boy, who's now 19, has since been accepted into university to study criminology and cyber safety.