According to Daily Mail, Kerem Albayrak, an IT analyst from London, had been charged with one count of blackmail. The article states that Albayrak recorded himself hacking into iCloud accounts and posted the footage on YouTube.
It’s also highlighted that Albayrak requested around $75,000 at the first time.
The prosecution’s legal representative, Lorna Vincent, claimed:
“Mr Karem Albayrak is accused of sending emails to Apple making financial demands for downloading database iCloud accounts and factory resetting those iCloud accounts. He entered into the accounts of the alleged victims and posted a video of his hack onto YouTube.”
Albayrak was granted unconditional bail until his case is heard at Southwark Crown Court on November 14.
Recently, Apple has become a favorite target for hackers.
According to Check Point, the level of cryptomining attacks on iPhones had increased nearly 400% in 2018.
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