Hackers threaten to reset iCloud accounts, wipe devices

NEWSWATCH: It seems Apple is under a hacking attack... Not only by the CIA but, most recently, by a hacker group called Turkish Crime Family. Motherboard's Joseph Cox recently reported that come 7 April 2017, the hacker group will reset a number of iCloud accounts and remotely wipe iPhones unless Apple pays a ransom.
Ilse van den BergBy Ilse van den Berg
27 Mar 2017


The group claimed that it can access 250 million iCloud accounts and will do so on 7 April 2017 to reset the password, locking people out of their accounts.

According to the report on Motherboard, "Turkish Crime Family demanded $75,000 in Bitcoin or Ethereum (another increasingly popular crypto-currency) or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards in exchange for deleting the alleged cache of data."

Over the weekend, however, Apple reportedly "denied any such compromise in the company’s infrastructure or a direct connection with its servers and hacked credentials."

In reply to an enquiry made by Fortune, an Apple spokesperson said: "There have not been any breaches in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud and Apple ID. The alleged list of email addresses and passwords appears to have been obtained from previously compromised third-party services."

The company said to has taken steps to prevent unauthorised access to customer accounts, while working alongside the law enforcement authorities at the same time.

Even if these threats are just threats, it wouldn't hurt to change a password or two before next week...

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