Apple is reportedly under pressure to pay a ransom to a group of hackers who threaten to remotely wipe iPhones.
Hackers are called “Turkish Crime Family.” Considering how big Apple is, the hackers are asking for a small amount of money from the company, since the amount is as high as $75.000 in Bitcoin. Alternatively, the company could give away $100.000 in iTunes gift cards, Motherboard reported.
The fact that the hackers publicized the threat to the media informations shows that they probably want to make Apple more worried, while at the same time informing users that there is nothing the company can do but pay up.
Hackers also provided some screenshots of alleged emails between the team and Apple security team members. They also posted a video on YouTube that shows them that they can connect to stolen accounts, view photos, and also that they can delete devices remotely.
One of Apple's alleged emails to hackers asks them to download the video, citing:
"We would like you to know that we do not reward cyber criminals for violating the law."
On the other hand, the Motherboard states that data που διαθέτει για το hack δείχνουν κάποια ασυνέπεια. Σε ένα από τα e-mail, ο hacker ισχυρίζεται ότι έχει access in 300 million Apple email accounts, while in another the number reaches 559 million.
For her part, Apple seems to keep her temper. But hackers have given them time until April 7 to pay for the ransom. Will I delete iPhones via iCloud? Is it true or not? Patience and we will see.
The pressure that hackers allegedly hurt at Apple through the media seems to indicate that the negotiations are not going well.
