{"id":26920,"date":"2014-05-27T09:50:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T16:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=26920"},"modified":"2014-05-28T00:36:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T07:36:03","slug":"oleg-pliss-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/oleg-pliss-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you been hacked by Oleg Pliss? FAQ for iPhone and iPad users"},"content":{"rendered":"

iPhone, iPad and Mac users in Australia and New Zealand (and possibly<\/a> elsewhere in the world) have been seeing a very strange message appear, demanding that they pay a ransom to regain access to their devices.<\/p>\n

Here are answers to some of the questions.<\/p>\n

What has happened?<\/strong>
\nFor the last day or so, Antipodean Apple fans have been posting on the company’s support forum<\/a>, asking how they can restore access to their iPhones, iPads and iMacs after a mysterious message appeared demanding a ransom be paid.<\/p>\n

What did the message look like?<\/strong>
\nPart of the message was included in this photograph taken by the Sydney Morning Herald in its report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Locked

Locked iMac. Image source: Sydney Morning Herald<\/p><\/div>\n

“Hacked by Oleg Pliss. For unlock device YOU NEED send voucher code by 100 $\/eur one of this(Moneypack\/Ukash\/PaySafeCard)to [email address]”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How would you know if you were a victim?<\/strong>
\nYou would no longer be able to access your iPhone, iPad or iMac as it would be locked by the same “Find my iPhone” technology that you can use if you mislay or have your device stolen.<\/p>\n

Some victims reported that the message suddenly appeared on their devices in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/_caseymaree_\/statuses\/471026601514119168
\nHow did the attackers manage to lock other people’s devices?<\/strong>
\nThere are a few possibilities.<\/p>\n