Owners of iPhones and iPads in Australia are reportedly locked out of their devices until paying a ransom fee. The hack is taking advantage of Find My iPhone although the cause is likely account credential theft and not the software.
Bonnie Sandy‘s insight:
Hackers demanding ransoms by locking iOS devices through Find My iPhone – Seriously now- Holding a Phone ransome. This story out of Australia. Then again whenever we value something someone else will seek a way to profiT
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