Apple ID hackers using Find My iPhone lock message to demand ransom

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Apple ID hackers using Find My iPhone lock message to demand ransom

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<p>Ransomware is not uncommon on Windows machines, but has so far only been <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/06/first-os-x-ransomware-detected-in-the-wild-will-maliciously-encrypt-hard-drives-on-infected-macs/" target="_blank">seen once[/url] on Macs and not at all on non-jailbroken iOS devices. However, Dutch site <a href="https://www.appletips.nl/ransomware-icloud-iphone/" target="_blank">AppleTips[/url] reports that hackers are trying to fool people into thinking their devices have been compromised after gaining access to an Apple ID.</p>
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