See Also: Live Webinar | Navigating the Difficulties of Patching OT The REvil - aka Sodinokibi - ransomware gang is threatening to release stolen Apple device blueprints unless it receives a massive payoff. Payment is often made via PayPal (PYPL) or through Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, so the hacker cannot be identified.REvil's data leak site first listed Apple device manufacturer Quanta as a victim on Tuesday. The hacker then threatens to delete the user’s data if he or she doesn’t pay up. In traditional cases, users will click on malicious links or websites, only to find that they’ve given a hacker administrative access to their device.
Ransomware has become an increasingly concerning phenomenon in the security community. So the hackers use the aforementioned text to scare people into thinking that they need to pay $50 to get access to their device and its data. That feature also allows users to input a message. Malicious hackers hack a user’s iCloud account, change the password, and immediately lock a person’s devices via the Find My iPhone phone-lock feature.
The ransom, which was originally discussed by Dutch Apple-tracking site Apple Tips and previously reported on by Apple (AAPL) blog 9to5Mac, appears to start with iCloud. Get Data Sheet, Fortune’s technology newsletter While overcoming the threat is as simple as the device’s passcode and changing an iCloud password, some users could fall for the trick and end up sending $50 to the email address via digital-payment services, thinking that would be the only way to regain access to their handset or tablet. Unlock 50$.” It’s followed by a “helpappledevice” email address. Rather than the standard swipe-to-unlock slider, the user would see an alert similar to “This device is locked. It’s possible an iPhone or iPad owner could see a different lock screen on his or her iOS-based device when turning it on, revealing an account has been hacked.
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