Police arrested two Russian hackers who used the Find my iPhone function to extort
In Moscow, they arrested two hackers who were ready to use the Find my iPhone function to block someone’s iPhones and iPads and extort money.
In theory, the ability to remotely block and display messages was intended to link the owner of the gadget with his captor or found. But, by intercepting control over the Apple ID account, hackers blocked the devices and sent a ransom demand of 50-100 dollars under the threat of deleting personal data by the owners themselves.
According to the “K” department, hackers used two schemes to intercept control over gadgets:
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To regain control of the device, the user had to contact an authorized Apple service center, presenting with an ID and a check from the store confirming the purchase of a phone or tablet, which in some cases was difficult.
The arrested were Muscovites born in 1991 and 1998, one of whom had already been convicted earlier. They didn’t act long; the first signals came in the spring. The news received international resonance - apparently, hackers were not limited to only Russian owners of uchetok (Russian users cannot be tempted by uchetka with free content) - Reuters writes that complaints came even from Australia.
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In theory, the ability to remotely block and display messages was intended to link the owner of the gadget with his captor or found. But, by intercepting control over the Apple ID account, hackers blocked the devices and sent a ransom demand of 50-100 dollars under the threat of deleting personal data by the owners themselves.
According to the “K” department, hackers used two schemes to intercept control over gadgets:
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- stealing the victim's Apple ID using phishing pages or hacking mail;
- social engineering: pre-prepared accounts were distributed via the online Apple ID rental ad, containing a large amount of media content purchased.
To regain control of the device, the user had to contact an authorized Apple service center, presenting with an ID and a check from the store confirming the purchase of a phone or tablet, which in some cases was difficult.
The arrested were Muscovites born in 1991 and 1998, one of whom had already been convicted earlier. They didn’t act long; the first signals came in the spring. The news received international resonance - apparently, hackers were not limited to only Russian owners of uchetok (Russian users cannot be tempted by uchetka with free content) - Reuters writes that complaints came even from Australia.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/225921/
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