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Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom | KitGuru As reported by The Record, the hacking group obtained confidential Apple engineering files via Quanta, a supply chain company that manufacturers several products for Apple, including MacBooks. On the 20th of April, coinciding with Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event, the group began posting stolen images, as Quanta refused to comply with the $50 million ransom demand. The group is now calling on Apple itself to pay up, giving them until the 1st of May to do so. In a statement sent to Bloomberg, Quanta confirmed that it was the target of a cyberattack, which impacted “a small number” of the company’s servers. According to Quanta, this issue has “no material impact on the company’s business operation”. The leak seems to mainly contain schematics for upcoming Mac products, including the new iMac that Apple unveiled earlier this week, in addition to some unannounced refreshed laptops. Apple has not commented publicly on the hack or the ransom demand. In my opinion Apple won't pay anything and the hackers should know that.
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
2021/04/23 17:37:39
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More likely Apple will sue them for trade secret theft
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
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veganfanatic
More likely Apple will sue them for trade secret theft
How cute! You think that the hackers will make their identity known?
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
2021/04/23 19:16:22
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Eh, the leaks aren't worth $50,000,000. Apparently there are even scalpers in the extortion business too.
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
2021/04/24 13:16:47
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That is pocket change for apple🙃.
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
2021/04/24 14:22:54
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At least they did not hold the site itself for ransom...
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
2021/04/24 16:45:45
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Lies. Apple can't be hacked.
Just ask my rabid Apple co-worker.
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
2021/04/24 23:10:39
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At least they did not hold the site itself for ransom...
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Re: Hackers have stolen confidential Apple schematics, demand $50M ransom
2021/04/25 11:45:50
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Other than for artistic value, are “schematics” really worth anything? We’re literally talking about drawings of devices that are already on the market.
I used to mine. Now I compute.
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