I don't have much expertise but until someone more knowledgeable chimes in, here's my 2 Sats worth:

I don't know if Braiins would be interested in trying to catch the 'man in the middle', if that is what it is. Maybe ask them, but I have no idea if anyone is home at all or if it's just a bot. The idea is that the 'man in the middle' would likely be stealing from many others (maybe targeting Apollo's?) and dump the loot into the same Braiins account. Braiins might be able to help more miners than you if this is the case.


You could get another SD card (I recommend buying a couple identical ones so you can clone a backup easily even if you have made changes, like installing a VPN) and flash it with the Full Package image and watch it like a hawk for a few weeks. If that fixes it (and if you have not changed any of the passwords), it's probably not a man in the middle but some glitch in the software. You can also just use the SD card that's in there already, but I am allergic to not having a backup, so I use several. I would keep the original SD unaltered and test again later if it recurs. Maybe it will help troubleshoot this issue.

Maybe I would try to change the login password first, in case that fixes it. Might be an evil maid attack scenario or someone has hacked into your WiFi locally.

Installing a VPN on the Full Package Apollo was a bit of an effort for me, much time spent with VPN support staff until someone told me that I can turn the ipv6 off at my WiFi router. Now it's easy (if I follow my notes to paste the right gobbledigook in the right places!  ). But I also have backup images (using dd) and ready to go backup SD cards in case something happens. Until a new SD card image gets published by Futurebit, I will use my own images with the modifications made to re-flash the SD if needed.

While you trouble-shoot this, you could run the Apollo as standard unit through your laptop. Then it will be running through your existing VPN without hassles, I think. You simply dis-connect the white cable connector between the Orange Pi and the rest of the Apollo and then connect it to your laptop with a USB cable to the micro-USB port  on the Apollo.  I don't know if that could be affecting your warranty. The power supply needs to remain connected of course. Some assembly is required, as in: editing a bit of code and unscrewing the Orange Pi and screwing it back on. Or use long nosed pliers.