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Egnever

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11. Could be 12 year olds

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 08:55 PM

Mar 2017

Wouldn't make it any less devastating if it is true.

Not saying it is but it takes nothing to change a password , it will really be painful for many if they chose to ignore it and they wake up to a wiped phone.

Just trying to give a heads up April 7 is the day they say they will do it if they aren't paid.

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Apple being blackmailed [View all] Egnever Mar 2017 OP

I would be changing my password DAILY. dchill Mar 2017 #1

Only $100K? MineralMan Mar 2017 #2

It's like Dr. Evil demanding ONE MILLION DOLLARS! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #3

As I was searching, you were posting... lapucelle Mar 2017 #6

LOL! MineralMan Mar 2017 #7

They're proteges of Dr. Evil. lapucelle Mar 2017 #5

Could be 12 year olds Egnever Mar 2017 #11

Apple has said there are not any breaches, and this story was 2 weeks ago still_one Mar 2017 #4

Yes they said that Egnever Mar 2017 #9

Not sure lies Mar 2017 #8

Not sure either Egnever Mar 2017 #10

Apple's server and desktop customers are shifting to Windows. 2-3 year old hardware and crippled OS TheBlackAdder Mar 2017 #12

Microsoft is making a big play for that business Egnever Mar 2017 #13

Not a hard when offering 4th Gen Intel CPUs and still charging 2.5 times more than new technology. TheBlackAdder Mar 2017 #14