Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen

Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen by lamontcg on Thursday November 23, 2023 @03:19PM (#38397073)

I still use MacOS and Linux, which is still the "old days" and its been 20+ years since the last time I had issues with getting hacked.

A lot of the solution is just not to install random shit out of app stores, and to install software that has a good reputation (and use adblockers on search engines like google so you don't click on trojan ads).

If you scroll down to the 10th page of the listings for 2048-clone games and install something at random you're probably going to get hacked.

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Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen by ChrisMarshallNY on Thursday November 23, 2023 @04:47PM (#38397931)

I had a friend that just got pretty severely pwned on his Mac.

They installed some kind of DNS redirector, so, when he thought he was contacting Apple, he was actually talking to a scammer.

Their customer service was great, which I told him, should have been a red flag.

In any case, he was able to extricate himself from the scammers, but not before they had grabbed a bunch of PiD, so he’s still dealing with the whole identity theft issue.

Not sure how he got owned. Likely, some drive-by malware on a Web site. He basically uses Safari as his operating system.

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