Apple Denies Hackers Have Breached Hundreds of Millions of Accounts

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Apple denies hackers have gained access to hundreds of millions of customer accounts and that they have the ability to remotely wipe devices of their data.

Earlier this week, reports started coming in from a hacker group called "Turkish Crime Family." They said that they had already notified Apple of their feat, but received no proper reply. Reporters from Motherboard were even given access to one of the emails the hackers used to communicate with Apple. The group demanded $75,000 worth of Bitcoins or Ethereum, or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards, giving Apple a deadline of April 7 to comply.

"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," Apple told users.

The tech giant added that it was actively monitoring its systems to prevent unauthorized access to user accounts. They also said they're working with law enforcement to identify the criminals involved.

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[c4ndym4n]

So who to believe?

 

[cloud3213]

This happened to me last summer. I had to go to apple to have them turn off find my iphone, proved I was the owner of the Apple ID. Spent hours on the phone with customer support, explaining the whole thing over and over, called a liar in so many words by a specialist..blah blah
In case this happens to anyone, send Tim Cook an email. I received a call from a top executive in customer relations and a week later, I was back into my account. Someone had control of my account for an entire month btw.