The victim (ctvo) claims in another comment down the thread that he had a unique Gmail password not re-used on any other service. I commented assuming this premise is true.
If you believe Apple's marketing that iPhones are unhackable, I have a bridge to sell you.
Why would someone burn a device level exploit for $5k when you could sell the exploit for 10x or even 100x more?
Sounds like an easy way to burn your exploit after using it a few times to get electronics off Amazon.
What makes you think this was used for only $5k? In these cases, hackers usually target many victims, not just one.
No need to be aggro about it. No one’s suggesting iPhones are unhackable, just that realistically utilizing an iOS or Android exploit like that is a bit much for something simple like credit card fraud. Those exploits are valuable.
Would you cite the marketing to which you referred? I’ve never seen it.
Do share the explanation with us if you would kindly so please.