Woman defrauded of over RM160,000 in Apple hack scam, US police said

Police said the woman was browsing on her iPad when ‘she got a full-screen popup informing her that her Apple account had been hacked’, with a link to click for ‘rectifying the situation’. — Unsplash

CHESTERTON: A 53-year-old Chesterton resident was defrauded of nearly US$35,000 (RM164,360) after she was convinced her Apple account was hacked, the Chesterton Police Department said in a statement.

The woman was informed by scammers she needed to deposit the amount into a Bitcoin ATM.