Security News > 2020 > May > Pablo Escobar’s brother sues Apple for $2.6b over FaceTime flaw
Roberto Escobar's company has reportedly filed a $2.6 billion lawsuit against Apple for purportedly having lame-o security - security so bad, his address purportedly got leaked through FaceTime and has led to subsequent assassination attempts.
According to TNW and TMZ, former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín drug cartel Roberto Escobar, brother to the now deceased drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, is claiming that his iPhone X nearly killed him.
Escobar says Apple didn't "Provide a phone free of exploits." He wants $100 million for that one.
The suit claims that Apple "Breached its duty of care" and "Failed to notify" Escobar when the FaceTime exploit was found.
Is this just a publicity stunt to sell gold-plated iPhones, which Escobar explains is his "Way of fighting Apple"? If so, it wouldn't be the first time that Escobar has gone after Apple.