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Apple hints password reuse, not iCloud hack, at heart of locked iDevice ransom attacks

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Apple says an iCloud breach is not to blame for the recent spate of iOS devices held hostage (http://www.macworld.com/article/2159460/apple-devices-held-hostage-using-find-my-iphone.html) by malicious actors via Apple's Find My iPhone service. Many users in Australia and several other countries have reported being locked out of their iDevices by a third party who demanded $100 to return control of the iPhones and iPads to their rightful owners.</p><figure class="medium right">(https://cms-images.idgesg.net/images/article/2014/05/photo-28-05-2014-19-23-20112-100274067-medium.jpg) <small class="credit"><a href="http://www.troyhunt.com/2014/05/the-mechanics-of-icloud-hack-and-how.html" target="_blank">Troy Hunt[/url] </small></figure>
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The messages say the devices have been hacked by "Oleg Pliss," according to numerous Apple forum reports (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6270410?start=0&amp;tstart=0). The name Oleg Pliss appears to be an alias for a hacker, or group of hackers, responsible for the ransomware-like attack.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2183926/apple-says-its-not-to-blame-in-idevice-ransom-attacks.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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