The Turkish Crime Family (TFC) versus Apple cyber extortion case is unique in being one of the first widely reported incidents of a large tech company being subjected to extortion. TCF claimed access to hundreds of millions of iCloud accounts, which they threatened to wipe if Apple did not pay a ransom (the amount in… Read more
On Friday April 7, a group of cybercriminals calling themselves the ‘Turkish Crime Family’ claim that they will wipe hundreds of millions of iCloud credentials, instantaneously rendering Apple users unable to play or purchase music, use apps, or access email or Cloud file backups, perhaps indefinitely. That is, unless Apple pays the extortionists a ransom… Read more
