Security vendor Kaspersky has warned users of Apple’s iCloud service to change their passwords immediately. This is because there is a rumour that 40 million iCloud accounts have been compromised.
The source for Kaspersky’s blog is an article on CSO Online. This article reports Apple users claiming that their devices have been locked. The user sees the Find My iPhone app and a ransom demand written in Russian. Anyone experiencing an attack of déjà vu?
In 2014 Oleg Pliss was a hacker who claimed responsibility for an identical attack to this one. He attacked phones in Australia and then moved on to attack phones in the US. In the latter attack the price to unlock devices was $100. In June 2014 two Russian nationals were arrested for an identical hack to this. Their arrests by the Russian Interior Ministry soon put an end to the attack. Has Oleg been released? This re-emergence of his attack would suggest yes.
CSO Online now says that since February this attack has been happening again. It cites several cases where users across the US have had their devices locked. Users either pay up or do a full factory reset. This means that losing all their data but they at least regain control of their devices. For the full article click here
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