Apple is reportedly under pressure to pay a ransom to a team hackers threatening to remotely wipe iPhones.
The hackers are called "Turkish Crime Family." Given how big Apple is, hackers demand little money from the company, since the amount reaches $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 suggests that they probably want to make Apple more worried, while at the same time informing users that the company can do nothing but pay.
Οι hackers διέθεσαν επίσης μερικά screenshots από υποτιθέμενα μηνύματα ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου μεταξύ της ομάδας και των μελών της ομάδας ασφάλειας της Apple. Δημοσίευσαν επίσης ένα βίντεο στο YouTube που τους εμφανίζει να μπορούν να συνδεθούν σε κλεμμένους λογαριασμούς, να βλέπουν φωτογραφίες, αλλά και ότι μπορούν να διαγράψουν Appliances from far.
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 reports that the data on hack shows some inconsistency. In one of the emails, the hacker claims to have access to 300's million e-mail accounts of Apple, 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.
