Employees at Apple in Ireland have been offered up to €20,000 to sell their private log-in details to hackers.
One employee, speaking to Business Insider, asked not to be identified before revealing how a lot of hackers are trying to get hold of Apple’s inside information.
“You’d be surprised how many people get on to us, just random Apple employees,” the source said.
“You get emails offering you thousands to get a password to get access to Apple.
“I could sell my Apple ID login information online for €20,000 (£15,000 / $23,000) tomorrow. That’s how much people are trying.”
Another former employee explained how difficult it is to get access to Apple’s offices without authorisation and that the company has taken steps, in its recruitment process, as a response to repeated efforts at hacking their details.
“They look for someone who has jumped diagonally into a junior managerial position, so not a lifer working their way up, and not a lifer who has been there a long time,” the former Apple employee added.
The purpose of these hacking efforts is not known to Business Insider’s sources, who speculate that they could be targetting individual user accounts, corporate strategy documents or intellectual property.
Apple’s offices in Ireland are based in Cork.
