Apple devices 'hijacked for ransom' in Australia

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

By Dave Lee
Technology reporter, BBC News

Several users of Apple devices in Australia have reported that their gadgets have been "hijacked" - with a message demanding money.

Experts believed the hack had targeted users by exploiting the Find my iPhone feature.

A message appeared on some targeted phones asking for "$100 USD/EUR" to be sent to a PayPal account.

Mobile networks have advised affected users to contact Apple, which has not yet commented on the problem.


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27588972

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These are the people we need to be sending drones after, just for the irony.

[wisechoice]

1. Hmm. IOS, OSX are built on top of Unix/FreeBSD

They are superior to Windows and cannot be hacked.

I do feel sorry for the people who got hacked.

[woodsprite]

2. They are still superior to Windows, but any system can be hacked. ;)

[onehandle]

3. The 'experts' were wrong about 'hacking.' Just people being reckless with their passwords.

Today Apple issued a statement on the problem, noting that—as suspected—the iCloud service itself was not actually breached, but individual user accounts may have been compromised through password reuse or social engineering.

http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/27/apple-denies-icloud-breach-was-responsible-for-device-lockout-attack-advises-users-to-change-passwords

What's funny to me is that 'several' iOS devices being 'hacked' makes a headline, while tens of thousands of Android phones are invaded every day through thousands of malicious apps that litter the 'open garden' Android store. Where's that headline?

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Thanks for following up. nt

[savalez]

5. Wow. Are you an Apple stockholder?

Or just the ultimate Apple fanboy?