Here’s hoping you didn’t wake up this morning to a ransom notice from the hacker/hackers known as “Oleg Pliss”.

This goes for iPhones, iPads, and Mac users whose devices are being held ransom until a $50-$150 ransom is paid.

Apple blog threads detail how the hack was accomplished through Apple’s own Find My iPhone feature (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6270410?start=0&tstart=0).

“Fortunately, those who had set passcodes were able to regain access, because you can't add or change a lock on a device that already has one in place, but those without the security measure weren't so lucky.” – engadget

Rest assured, though…Apple will work directly with those affected to fix the issue.

In the meantime, Apple device owners in the U.K., and New Zealand are also reporting issues.

I’m betting there are already cases in the US.

Apple has notified that its Cloud Services have not been breached. So, likely this is happening via recycled passwords.

PLEASE! Use unique passwords and a password manager (LastPass or KeePass)!

Source:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/27/apple-id-random-find-my-iphone-hack/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full