Hackers Using iCloud's Find My iPhone Feature to Remotely Lock Macs and Demand Ransom Payments

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By Juli CloverSep 20, 2017, 3:23 pm1.2k ptsHotTop
Over the last day or two, several Mac users appear to have been locked out of their machines after hackers signed into their iCloud accounts and initiated a remote lock using Find My iPhone. With access to an iCloud user's username and password, Find My iPhone on iCloud.com can be used to "lock" a Mac with a…

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