You own iPhone? You might also be at risk of fake ransomware

Products from Applu – whether Mac or iPhone – are great in many ways, but unfortunately they are not invulnerable. It is becoming increasingly common for their owners to become targets of hackers and scammers. Everyone is probably familiar with ransomware – it is usually software that an attacker uses to encrypt a user’s files and tries to extract a fee from them for decrypting them. Users iOS but they are now under threat from fake ransomware.

Company Apple has seen repeated reports of fake ransomware attacks that demand a certain amount of money from users in exchange for unlocking their encrypted files. Ransomware manifests itself quite classically: a warning appears on the user's screen that he has visited illegal porn sites or illegally downloaded music. There doesn't seem to be a way to get rid of the notification window.

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However, this is a false warning. To restore full access, simply clear the cache of your mobile web browser. The ransomware runs on a JavaScript. The attackers demand a hundred pounds in the form of an iTunes gift card from users. After sending it, the affected user is supposed to receive a code in a text message to supposedly unlock the files. Lookout reported this. “The attack does not actually encrypt any data,” employees saidancand companies. "Their goal is to intimidate the victim and force them to pay before they realize that payment is actually not necessary at all."

The latest update should fix the problem iOS 10.3, Professor Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity expert, said that some iPhone owners had to postpone the update. He added that the idea that the device would be Applu was less vulnerable, it is misguided. He emphasized that JavaThe script on which the latest ransomware runs works across platforms, and everything is primarily a matter of the user's behavior.

Source: with the BBC