Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, speaks during the Spring Loaded virtual product launch in Tiskilwa, Illinois, in the US on April 20, 2021. Photo: Bloomberg
Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, speaks during the Spring Loaded virtual product launch in Tiskilwa, Illinois, in the US on April 20, 2021. Photo: Bloomberg
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Tech giant Apple targeted in US$50 million ransomware hack at Taiwanese supplier Quanta

  • The ransomware group REvil claimed to have infiltrated the computer network of Apple supplier Quanta, which produces MacBooks for the US tech giant
  • This hacker cartel has asked Apple to pay a US$50 million ransom by May 1 in exchange for the data stolen from Quanta

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Updated: 5:09pm, 21 Apr, 2021

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Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, speaks during the Spring Loaded virtual product launch in Tiskilwa, Illinois, in the US on April 20, 2021. Photo: Bloomberg
Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, speaks during the Spring Loaded virtual product launch in Tiskilwa, Illinois, in the US on April 20, 2021. Photo: Bloomberg
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