New statements from Apple make it clear that they do not believe a hacker , or group of hackers , breached any of their systems . This comes after a recent report from Motherboard that a hacker gang called the `` Turkish Crime Family '' is threatening to remotely wipe up to 559 million iPhones by April 7 . The hackers claim they hold an alleged cache of stolen accounts , and their goal is to shake down Attack.Ransom the big Apple for $ 75,000 in Bitcoin or Ethereum cryptocurrency . Alternatively , in lieu of those options , they will even accept Attack.Ransom $ 100,000 in iTunes gift cards ( a potentially risky option for them ) . Apple responded to the allegation that the hackers breached Attack.Databreach its systems , assuring their systems were not compromised Attack.Databreach , but did not confirm if the hackers do in fact hold Attack.Databreach an entire collection of Apple IDs and passwords . Whatever information they do have , probably came from previously comprised third-parties . `` If the list is legitimate , it was not obtained Attack.Databreach through any hack Attack.Databreach of Apple , '' an Apple spokesperson told Fortune in an email . `` There have not been any breaches Attack.Databreach in any of Apple 's systems including iCloud and Apple ID . '' Even if the data did n't come from an Apple breach Attack.Databreach , it could still mean your iCloud login details are out there . Fortune suggested that the logins could be from the LinkedIn hack Attack.Databreach , in which login info from 117 million accounts was sold on the black market site `` The Real Deal . '' Though , if the Turkish Crime Family really has 559 million accounts , well , a mere fraction of the 117 million from LinkedIn does n't really cut it . The hackers have been sending login information to media companies in an effort to gather attention to their scam . For example , The Next Web received a small fraction of the alleged data from the hackers , and cross-referenced the info with the site Have I Been Pwned , which checks to see if your email or username has been compromised Attack.Databreach in a hack . Most of the samples provided to TNW do n't appear to have been involved in the LinkedIn hack or other hacks in the Pwned database , but TNW was able to access Attack.Databreach the accounts with the login information provided by the hackers , so the info looks legitimate . They ca n't test every login , so the small sample may not be indicative of the whole . The Turkish Crime Family also noted to TNW that all conversations with Apple were actually kept private and never reported to Motherboard . Instead , the conversation between the Turkish Crime Family and Motherboard were led by a member that has now been removed for his `` inaccuracy '' and `` lack of professionalism , '' an the group denies the authenticity of Motherboard 's report . Overall , the hacking team seems to have a hard time sticking to one story . Now , the hacker group is confirming Apple 's statement that its systems have not been breached Attack.Databreach , and that the stolen data was obtained Attack.Databreach through previously compromised systems over the last five years . The Turkish Crime Family is , in fact , not contradicting Apple . They did not breach Attack.Databreach the company , nor did they ever state to Motherboard that they stole Attack.Databreach the info directly from Apple . Rather , after Motherboard 's breaking March 21 report , a breach was assumed by some news outlets such as BGR , though most media sites never directly stated that the hackers breached Apple . The Turkish Crime Family 's initial response to Motherboard , and the group 's only statement , was to extort Attack.Ransom Apple over an alleged cache of iCloud and other Apple email accounts . The group never stated where their cache of data came from until today when they contacted TNW in response to Apple .

INDIANAPOLIS — Officials at Scotty ’ s Brewhouse are scrambling to deal with a data breach Attack.Databreach that leaked Attack.Databreach thousands of employee W-2 forms to an unknown scammer . That 's according to our news reporting partners at CBS4 Indy . Company officials called police about the leak Monday afternoon . Somebody posing as Attack.Phishing CEO Scott Wise emailed Attack.Phishing a payroll employee , asking her to send all 4,000 W-2 forms to him . The e-mail wasn ’ t really from Wise , but the employee did send all the forms , giving the scammer personal finance information for all those employees . Scotty ’ s Brewhouse executives contacted the IRS and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department about the breach . They ’ re now working to notify all their employees and give them steps to protect their financial information . IMPD and other agencies are involved in the investigation into who sent Attack.Phishing the bogus email . This email scam Attack.Phishing matches a phishing scheme Attack.Phishing that prompted a warning from the IRS last year during tax season . At that time , the agency recorded a 400 percent increase in this kind of scam . The IRS has a website to use if your W-2 or other information has been leaked Attack.Databreach . Tuesday evening , Scotty 's Brewhouse issued a statement on the situation : Yesterday Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC and its subsidiary , affiliate and managed entities were the victims of an email phishing scam Attack.Phishing that resulted in the disclosure of 2016 W-2 information . Scotty ’ s has confirmed that no customer information was obtained Attack.Databreach by the scammers in yesterday ’ s phishing scam Attack.Phishing . Scotty ’ s is working closely with federal and local law enforcement and the credit bureaus to limit any potential misuse of the information that was obtained Attack.Databreach and to identify and apprehend the scammers . “ Unfortunately , Scotty ’ s was the target of and fell victim to scammers , as so many other companies have , ” said Scott Wise , CEO of Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC . “ Scotty ’ s employees and customers are of tremendous importance to the company and Scotty ’ s regrets any inconvenience to its employees that may result from this scamming incident . Scotty ’ s will continue to work with federal and local law enforcement , the Internal Revenue Service and credit bureaus to bring the responsible party or parties to justice. ” Scotty ’ s alerted authorities immediately after it learned of the scam . A toll-free number was set up by the company to answer employee questions . The company will also make available to affected employees one year of credit monitoring at no cost to employees , in addition to providing information regarding available resources for its employees to monitor their credit .

INDIANAPOLIS — Officials at Scotty ’ s Brewhouse are scrambling to deal with a data breach Attack.Databreach that leaked Attack.Databreach thousands of employee W-2 forms to an unknown scammer . That 's according to our news reporting partners at CBS4 Indy . Company officials called police about the leak Monday afternoon . Somebody posing as Attack.Phishing CEO Scott Wise emailed Attack.Phishing a payroll employee , asking her to send all 4,000 W-2 forms to him . The e-mail wasn ’ t really from Wise , but the employee did send all the forms , giving the scammer personal finance information for all those employees . Scotty ’ s Brewhouse executives contacted the IRS and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department about the breach . They ’ re now working to notify all their employees and give them steps to protect their financial information . IMPD and other agencies are involved in the investigation into who sent Attack.Phishing the bogus email . This email scam Attack.Phishing matches a phishing scheme Attack.Phishing that prompted a warning from the IRS last year during tax season . At that time , the agency recorded a 400 percent increase in this kind of scam . The IRS has a website to use if your W-2 or other information has been leaked Attack.Databreach . Tuesday evening , Scotty 's Brewhouse issued a statement on the situation : Yesterday Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC and its subsidiary , affiliate and managed entities were the victims of an email phishing scam Attack.Phishing that resulted in the disclosure of 2016 W-2 information . Scotty ’ s has confirmed that no customer information was obtained Attack.Databreach by the scammers in yesterday ’ s phishing scam Attack.Phishing . Scotty ’ s is working closely with federal and local law enforcement and the credit bureaus to limit any potential misuse of the information that was obtained Attack.Databreach and to identify and apprehend the scammers . “ Unfortunately , Scotty ’ s was the target of and fell victim to scammers , as so many other companies have , ” said Scott Wise , CEO of Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC . “ Scotty ’ s employees and customers are of tremendous importance to the company and Scotty ’ s regrets any inconvenience to its employees that may result from this scamming incident . Scotty ’ s will continue to work with federal and local law enforcement , the Internal Revenue Service and credit bureaus to bring the responsible party or parties to justice. ” Scotty ’ s alerted authorities immediately after it learned of the scam . A toll-free number was set up by the company to answer employee questions . The company will also make available to affected employees one year of credit monitoring at no cost to employees , in addition to providing information regarding available resources for its employees to monitor their credit .

Cyber attacks are becoming commonplace in 2017 and the most recent one might be a credit card breach Attack.Databreach which hit the popular retail chain Kmart , reported first on May 16 , but only confirmed by parent company Sears Holding on Wednesday . `` Our Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malicious code that was undetectable by current anti-virus systems and application controls . Once aware of the new malicious code , we quickly removed it and contained the event . We are confident that our customers can safely use their credit and debit cards in our retail stores , '' Howard Riefs , a spokesman for Sears Holding , said in a statement to Patch . The company further explained the risk to its customers . “ Based on the forensic investigation , NO PERSONAL identifying information ( including names , addresses , social security numbers , and email addresses ) was obtained Attack.Databreach by those criminally responsible . However , we believe certain credit card numbers have been compromised Attack.Databreach . Nevertheless , in light of our EMV compliant point of sale systems , which rolled out last year , we believe the exposure Attack.Databreach to cardholder data that can be used to create counterfeit cards is limited , '' it said . The breach was first reported by security website Krebs on Security on May 16 . Many small banks and credit unions received complaints about batches of stolen cards , all of which had been used at Kmart locations . The company didn ’ t reveal which of its 735 locations were hit , but did say how the breach occurred . The company ’ s systems were hit with a malware designed to steal Attack.Databreach credit card data from point-of-sale devices installed at kiosks . The malware copies Attack.Databreach credit card information from the card ’ s magnetic strip , when the cards are swiped at payment kiosks . Using this information , the cards can be cloned and purchases made using these clones would be debited from the credit card user ’ s account . This not the first time Kmart suffered such a breach . The retail chain had a similar breach Attack.Databreach in 2014 and had also claimed at the time the stolen data did not include customer names , emails addresses and personal information . `` We are actively enhancing our defenses in light of this new form of malware . Data security is of critical importance to our company , and we continuously review and improve the safeguards that protect our data in response to changing technology and new threats , '' it said . It was however confirmed the breach Attack.Databreach did not target all Kmart locations , in which case credit card companies would have themselves issued warnings to customers against using their cards at retail stores . Sears Holdings has set up a helpline for customers who might be affected by the breach . If you think you are one of them , you can call 888-488-5978 to get your queries answered .

INDIANAPOLIS , Ind.– Officials at Scotty ’ s Brewhouse are working to inform thousands of employees across the company about an email data breach Attack.Databreach , leaking Attack.Databreach employees ’ W-2 forms to an unknown suspect . Company officials called IMPD Monday afternoon to report the breach Attack.Databreach , which apparently resulted from an email phishing scam Attack.Phishing . According to the police report , an individual posing as Attack.Phishing company CEO Scott Wise sent Attack.Phishing an email to a payroll account employee . The email requested the employee to send all 4,000 employees W-2 forms in PDF form . Chris Martin , director of HR/Payroll for the company , told police the email did not really come from Wise . However , the payroll account employee did email all 4,000 W-2 forms to the unknown individual . The report says Martin contacted the IRS to inform the agency of the breach . The IRS recommended Martin also file a report with IMPD . Scotty ’ s Brewhouse officials are now in the process of informing all employees , and providing them with precautionary measures to take in order to protect their financial and personal information . The company says it will offer one year of credit monitoring at no cost to employees , in addition to providing information regarding available resources for its employees to monitor their credit . Scotty ’ s says no customer information was obtained Attack.Databreach during the phishing scam Attack.Phishing . The company is working with law enforcement and the credit bureaus to limit any potential misuse of the information that was obtained Attack.Databreach and to identify and apprehend the scammers . Scott Wise , CEO of Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC , issued the following statement : “ Unfortunately , Scotty ’ s was the target of and fell victim to scammers , as so many other companies have , ” said Wise . “ Scotty ’ s employees and customers are of tremendous importance to the company and Scotty ’ s regrets any inconvenience to its employees that may result from this scamming incident . Scotty ’ s will continue to work with federal and local law enforcement , the Internal Revenue Service and credit bureaus to bring the responsible party or parties to justice ” . The incident appears to match the description of an email phishing Attack.Phishing scheme the IRS issued warnings about last year . This scheme involves scammers posing as Attack.Phishing company executives to request financial and personal information on employees . The IRS has online tutorials on the proper steps to take if you have become the victim of identity theft or your personal information has been leaked Attack.Databreach

INDIANAPOLIS , Ind.– Officials at Scotty ’ s Brewhouse are working to inform thousands of employees across the company about an email data breach Attack.Databreach , leaking Attack.Databreach employees ’ W-2 forms to an unknown suspect . Company officials called IMPD Monday afternoon to report the breach Attack.Databreach , which apparently resulted from an email phishing scam Attack.Phishing . According to the police report , an individual posing as Attack.Phishing company CEO Scott Wise sent Attack.Phishing an email to a payroll account employee . The email requested the employee to send all 4,000 employees W-2 forms in PDF form . Chris Martin , director of HR/Payroll for the company , told police the email did not really come from Wise . However , the payroll account employee did email all 4,000 W-2 forms to the unknown individual . The report says Martin contacted the IRS to inform the agency of the breach . The IRS recommended Martin also file a report with IMPD . Scotty ’ s Brewhouse officials are now in the process of informing all employees , and providing them with precautionary measures to take in order to protect their financial and personal information . The company says it will offer one year of credit monitoring at no cost to employees , in addition to providing information regarding available resources for its employees to monitor their credit . Scotty ’ s says no customer information was obtained Attack.Databreach during the phishing scam Attack.Phishing . The company is working with law enforcement and the credit bureaus to limit any potential misuse of the information that was obtained Attack.Databreach and to identify and apprehend the scammers . Scott Wise , CEO of Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC , issued the following statement : “ Unfortunately , Scotty ’ s was the target of and fell victim to scammers , as so many other companies have , ” said Wise . “ Scotty ’ s employees and customers are of tremendous importance to the company and Scotty ’ s regrets any inconvenience to its employees that may result from this scamming incident . Scotty ’ s will continue to work with federal and local law enforcement , the Internal Revenue Service and credit bureaus to bring the responsible party or parties to justice ” . The incident appears to match the description of an email phishing Attack.Phishing scheme the IRS issued warnings about last year . This scheme involves scammers posing as Attack.Phishing company executives to request financial and personal information on employees . The IRS has online tutorials on the proper steps to take if you have become the victim of identity theft or your personal information has been leaked Attack.Databreach