319 million iCloud accounts would have been in danger this year, if we are to believe a lawsuit opened against a British man after he threatened Apple to sell the login data in these accounts. We are talking about a 21-year-old young man named Kerem Albayrak, who notified Apple that he managed to obtain access data to more than 319 million iCloud accounts, proving the claims with recordings published on YouTube.
It appears that Albayrak has completely wiped the iDevices of some iCloud users to prove that he is serious about the claims he is making, and has demanded 133.000 pounds worth of bitcoins from Apple, plus 800 pounds worth of iTunes Gift Cards. pounds. Of course, Apple did not want to pay any money, so it notified the authorities in Great Britain about the hacker who threatens it, the authorities arresting him and sending him to court.
319 MILLION iCloud Accounts were reportedly BREAKED by a Hacker
Neither Apple nor the UK authorities have confirmed that the British hacker really had the login data in 319 million iCloud accounts, or that he could hack them, but he would have demonstrated the technique in emails sent to Apple. If the threats hadn't been serious, and the young man hadn't demonstrated that he was able to access the data of these accounts, I don't think Apple would have bothered to alert the authorities about this problem.
"An computer analyst allegedly tried to blackmail Apple for £130,000 in Bitcoin and £800 iTunes vouchers after posting a video of him hacking into iCloud accounts on YouTube, a court heard. Mr Karem Albayrak is accused of sending emails to Apple making financial demands for downloading iCloud accounts database and factory resetting those iCloud accounts. He entered into the accounts of the alleged victims and posted a video of his hack onto YouTube."
The YouTube videos in which the hacker demonstrates what he can access from iCloud accounts no longer exist, and the Apple company has most likely checked the accounts he claims to have reset, and discovered that he is not lying. The British man was detained by the authorities and released by a judge on bail, but he will be tried for the threats launched against the Apple company, but also for the unauthorized access to people's iCloud accounts.
