Some Australian Apple device owners today woke up not to the sound of
their alarm, but the jingle of a "ransom" notification instead. The Sydney Morning Herald reports
that a hacker (or a group of hackers) going by the name "Oleg Pliss"
systematically froze iPhone, iPad and Mac users out of their own
devices, holding them hostage until payments of between $50 and $100
were received. Threads on Apple's official support forums
detail how the attacker (or attackers) used Apple's own Find My iPhone
feature to remotely lock devices and send messages requiring payment via
PayPal. Fortunately, those who had set passcodes were able to regain
access, because you can't add or change a lock on a device that already
has one in place, but those without the security measure weren't so
lucky.
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014
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