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Hackers behind iPhone ransom attacks arrested in Russia

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<p>Russian authorities arrested a man and a teenaged boy from Moscow under suspicion that they compromised Apple ID accounts and used Apple’s Find My iPhone service to hold iOS devices for ransom.</p><p>Find My Phone is an Apple iCloud feature that allows iPhone, iPad and Mac owners to remotely lock and track their devices if they’re lost or stolen. A custom message can be displayed on the lockscreen when the feature is activated. In late May, many users from Australia and other countries reported that their iPhones were locked (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6270410?start=0&amp;tstart=0) with a message claiming the device was hacked by a person or group named Oleg Pliss who demanded $100 or euros to unlock it.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2361781/hackers-behind-iphone-ransom-attacks-arrested-in-russia.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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