Apple Says iCloud Was Not Compromised By Hackers Remotely Locking Apple Devices for Ransom

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Posted May 28, 2014 at 3:29pm by iClarified

Apple says that iCloud was not compromised by hackers remotely locking Apple devices for ransom. Some Australian Mac and iPhone owners recently woke up to their Apple devices being remotely locked through Apple's Find My iPhone service with a message demanding payments for their device to be unlocked.

Apple told ZDNet that iCloud was not compromised, and users should change their Apple ID password.

"Apple takes security very seriously and iCloud was not compromised during this incident. Impacted users should change their Apple ID password as soon as possible and avoid using the same user name and password for multiple services. Any users who need additional help can contact AppleCare or visit their local Apple Retail Store."

It's likely that the hackers managed to get access to the users' login information and simply used Find My iPhone to lock the devices.

To prevent your device from being hijacked, we strongly recommend that you enable two-factor authentication on your Apple ID, update your older, weaker passwords on iCloud and be sure to use a passcode on your iOS device as those devices with a passcode cannot be remotely locked.

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ipadguy - May 29, 2014 at 3:28am

Oh yeah nothing is secure and you're not safe welcome to the world of electronics!

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gamerscul9870 - May 29, 2014 at 3:31am

You just said changing password and username will make it secure but what else is there to be hacked other than that, but what about Mac osx? There are some viruses it can get but at least it doesn't suffer harsh like shattered glass os, so how bad can either be anyway?

ipadguy - May 29, 2014 at 3:24am

Just make sure your passwords and usernames are different for the accounts that have money connected... everything well good luck... Or don't use the Internet! The world is a wonderful place where the Internet fails you every time if they can't rob you in person the mug you in cyberspace people can't be trusted

ipadguy - May 29, 2014 at 3:21am

Or you can make them all different and when you forget them you can reset them? This will become tedious and make you not even use so many different services

ipadguy - May 29, 2014 at 3:20am

Basically password and username on any site has to be 100% different in order to be secure... That is incredibly inconvenient can remember all that... Or maybe use a service that gives you one username and password to remember them all obviously you will run into the same problem

ipadguy - May 29, 2014 at 3:18am

So if they used find my iPhone then they have your password and username. So changing your password wouldn't help... And less they didn't change the password which makes them an idiot

Trojan - May 28, 2014 at 4:08pm

Two step is passcode and findmyi from what I'm reading...that's available to everyone

gamerscul9870 - May 28, 2014 at 4:02pm

There you have it, secure and safe.

Mike Power - May 28, 2014 at 11:30pm

of course it was another icloud that was compromised, not apples.

gamerscul9870 - May 28, 2014 at 11:45pm

Yet the hackers aren't human. Probably something set up instead of taking control of icloud used to distract it in a way.

miketangy - May 28, 2014 at 3:46pm

well and sadly two step verification is only available to select countries :(