In 2012 he fell victim to what he describes as an “epic hack.” Hackers targeted him, compromised his Gmail account and his Apple ID. Then they proceeded to delete his Gmail account and remote-wipe the iPhone, iPad and MacBook connected to his Apple ID. They targeted his Gmail account in order to intercept a password reset request for his Twitter account. Once they had his Twitter account, his Gmail and his Apple devices were deleted, partly for fun, and partly to slow him down in his attempts to recover the Twitter account.