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Apple thanked the hacker arrested for hacking the company's systems.
A cybersecurity researcher who previously reported several vulnerabilities in Apple products is accused of breaking into Apple's internal infrastructure and defrauding the corporation of $2.5 million through gift cards and electronics. According to court documents, despite the arrest of Noah Roskeen-Frazi, Apple expressed its gratitude to him for discovering the security flaw. This was reported by the publication 404 Media in its investigation.
It is reported that the accused, along with his accomplices, tried to fraudulently obtain Apple products and services worth more than $3 million by making more than 20 fictitious orders. As a result, the attackers managed to get hold of gift cards and goods worth about $2.5 million, which were then resold to third parties. In one case, 6 laptops were sent to a retailer SellShark.com.
The companies mentioned in the documents are not named directly, but all indications indicate that we are talking about Apple. The indictment refers to a Cupertino, California-based company that develops and sells software, consumer electronics, and personal computers. The purchase of the video editing program FinalCut Pro through the company's app store is mentioned, which also points to Apple.
US citizen Keith Latteri has also been charged. It is worth noting that Roskeen-Frazi is a cybersecurity researcher and has received recognition from Apple for reporting vulnerabilities in macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma.
The fraud scheme started in December 2018 and continued until at least March 2019. The defendants allegedly used a password reset tool to access the account of an employee of a company that provides Apple customer support services, which allowed them to further gain access to Apple systems and place fake orders for the company's products.
The indictment alleges that the attackers abused the Apple Toolbox program by changing the cost of orders to zero, adding non-charging products such as phones and laptops to existing orders, and extending existing service contracts without payment. In particular, contracts for servicing one of the accused and his family were extended for another 2 years without payment. It is reported that manipulation led to the theft of millions of dollars. Lawyers for the defendants did not respond to requests for comment.
A cybersecurity researcher who previously reported several vulnerabilities in Apple products is accused of breaking into Apple's internal infrastructure and defrauding the corporation of $2.5 million through gift cards and electronics. According to court documents, despite the arrest of Noah Roskeen-Frazi, Apple expressed its gratitude to him for discovering the security flaw. This was reported by the publication 404 Media in its investigation.
It is reported that the accused, along with his accomplices, tried to fraudulently obtain Apple products and services worth more than $3 million by making more than 20 fictitious orders. As a result, the attackers managed to get hold of gift cards and goods worth about $2.5 million, which were then resold to third parties. In one case, 6 laptops were sent to a retailer SellShark.com.
The companies mentioned in the documents are not named directly, but all indications indicate that we are talking about Apple. The indictment refers to a Cupertino, California-based company that develops and sells software, consumer electronics, and personal computers. The purchase of the video editing program FinalCut Pro through the company's app store is mentioned, which also points to Apple.
US citizen Keith Latteri has also been charged. It is worth noting that Roskeen-Frazi is a cybersecurity researcher and has received recognition from Apple for reporting vulnerabilities in macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma.
The fraud scheme started in December 2018 and continued until at least March 2019. The defendants allegedly used a password reset tool to access the account of an employee of a company that provides Apple customer support services, which allowed them to further gain access to Apple systems and place fake orders for the company's products.
The indictment alleges that the attackers abused the Apple Toolbox program by changing the cost of orders to zero, adding non-charging products such as phones and laptops to existing orders, and extending existing service contracts without payment. In particular, contracts for servicing one of the accused and his family were extended for another 2 years without payment. It is reported that manipulation led to the theft of millions of dollars. Lawyers for the defendants did not respond to requests for comment.
