chrisinth Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 For a long time Apple users have sat back and watched Windows under constant attack by the hackers. It appears that a new threat to Mac users has emerged through iCloud’s Find My Mac feature, in the form of ransomware (KeRanger). The article author, Thomas Reed reckons that this is a very serious threat ironically made possible by a security feature. Worth reading for all you ipad users. Hope this link is allowed: https://blog.malwarebytes.org/mac/2016/03/an-icloud-scam-that-may-be-worse-than-ransomware/?utm_source=double-opt-in&utm_medium=email-internal-b2c&utm_campaign=EM-2ndMarch2016newsletter&utm_content=iCloud-ransomware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBKK Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Yeah ok somehow (they don't specify how) they are getting the iCloud password. Everyone should turn on 2-factor iCloud password access and it should mitigate this. Also..... Of course..... Never never never give out your iCloud password, or type it in from a link via email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partington Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 This is useful but simply means that the person doing the scam hacked into the iCloud account of the victim, which means he got their password somehow, and the person had not set up the two-step SMS access to their account which is available at Apple. It is not an OS weakness but a personal security weakness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1TcoinLife Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Anyone still using apple deserves it imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Anyone still using apple deserves it imo Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddhistVirus Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Anyone still using apple deserves it imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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