Apple hints password reuse, not iCloud hack, at heart of locked iDevice ransom attacks<article>
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Apple says an iCloud breach is not to blame for the recent spate of
iOS devices held hostage 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">
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The messages say the devices have been hacked by "Oleg Pliss," according to
numerous Apple forum reports. 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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Apple hints password reuse, not iCloud hack, at heart of locked iDevice ransom attacks
