Hacker Group Mysteriously Removes Stolen Apple Schematics and Extortion Threat From Ransomware Website

[rp2011]

It really doesn't make any long-term sense to pay these ransoms as it just encourages more. Best to take the pain and do what you can to prevent it happening again by tightening security.

it kicks the can. I can see it.

 

[MGrayson3]

What's the difference between mysteriously removing something and not-mysteriously removing something? Were they supposed to send out invitations to the removal event?

 

[alex2792]

Looks like Timmy ponied up the ransom $$$.

 

[JosephAW]

They just found out the schematics were for the unreleased G5 PowerBook.

 

[JosephAW]

Let’s see if there’s a spike in bitcoin today.

 

[Capeto]

Congratulations to the hackers on their $50,000,000 windfall.

 

[BvizioN]

Someone got paid

Yeah, nah.... I don't think so. Apple has got enough resources to track them down to their habit hole.

 

[ctdonath]

Constitution authorizes “letters of marque and reprisal” (to wit: Congress can authorize a private entity to wage war). Seems an appropriate response to such threats.

 

[Expos of 1969]

Yeah, nah.... I don't think so. Apple has got enough resources to track them down to their habit hole.

Did they find a stocky shaved head British guy who was ranting, "I told them thinner..
thinner...thinner dammit!!!!"

 

[Stephen.R]

What's the difference between mysteriously removing something and not-mysteriously removing something? Were they supposed to send out invitations to the removal event?

Mysterious is when you wear a cape or cloak to do it.

 

[MJaP]

They sent round MIB... The Men in Blue (t-shirts).

 

[lederermc]

Why would Apple or anyone else even care about this? Maybe Apple leaked it on purpose.

 

[Speedy2]

Timmy probably had a quick phone call with the Chechen mafia to sort out the issue thoroughly, and we all know they don't take any prisoners.

 

[roar08]

Someone poked the wrong bear.

 

[_Spinn_]

Tim Cook just went Mission Impossible and stole the data back 🤣

 

[JungeQuex]

First thing I thought when I saw this article was “Apple Internal Security.” You know, the people who went around claiming to be the police when that Gizmodo reporter had possession of the iPhone 4 that was left in a bar.

 

[anshuvorty]

Don’t try to blackmail the richest company in the world.

It won’t end well for you.

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Perfectly well said! I couldn't have said it better myself!

 

[UK-MacAddict]

Just release everything so we can see what Apple has planned.

After the disaster of iMac we need to know.

 

[carestudio]

Apple can simply just redesign a new Mac right? remove all the ports and megasafe, just keep 4x thunderbolt ports and one audio jack. make it as generic as possible, no major schematic change. Problem solved, no need to pay the ransom right?

 

[gr8whtd0pe]

Don’t try to blackmail the richest company in the world.

It won’t end well for you.

"Good Luck."

They "fell" on a pencil, with they eyes.

I'm loving these Dark Knight references in this thread.

 

[topmacat]

Apple's secret to keep the products fresh is key to made a lot of $$ .... 50 mill is nothing compared to what apple can made in a quarter of year .....may be apple paid the ransom under the table.

 

[JPack]

Apple paid it of course.

It’s like how Americans say they won’t trade hostages, but it happens all the time. There’s news for the domestic audience, and then there’s reality. Look at how the CDC perfomed when it came to reality vs. what you see in movies.

 

[PersistenceController]

Thanks for your advertising🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Silverstring]

I would love it if the schematics were a deliberate misdirection plant to smoke the hackers/leaks out.

 

[gnasher729]

If someone pay it would be Quanta. “Pay it or no more contracts!”.

Message to Quanta was more like "If you one penny, no more contracts. BTW. We will send a crack team of security engineers to your place to clean it up, at your expense. "