Q: Hacked? Thanks for nothing Apple.
On the 1st of October, 2 of my 4 iPads were hacked.
2 were connected to wifi
2 were not connected to wifi.
It is hacked by some russians, and they provided an email: forgotapple6@gmail.com.
I emailed them, they asked for $50 bitcoins transfer to some address to get a password to access my iPad again.
Prior to this, I called Apple, and they weren't really helpful as I have to have a proof of purchase for 2 of my iPads which, one of them I bought years ago online, and of course I threw away the receipt for the other. Plus, Apple sales team couldn't send me my receipt for the iPad which I purchased online because they don't work weekends.
Anyhow, I suspected that if i connected my 3rd iPad to the wifi, the same thing would happen. And it did. However, my third iPad has a passcode on it, so I could still access it. The 2 iPads that have been hacked are fixed now, by factory restoring. The downside is that I lost all my photos over the years.
Yes I do not back up my iPads because iTunes really *****.
I really hope that Apple can improve their service. I spent 33minutes and 4seconds on the phone with their representative and he needs me to give him a proof of purchase to unlock my iPad. Furthermore, when I logged into iCloud, all my iPads were there. Thanks for helping me lose all my photos.
iPad Pro, iOS 10.0.1
Posted on Oct 2, 2016 1:56 AM