Hackers lock iPhones remotely and demanding $100 to unlock it

In past month ,a number of users from Australia had a nightmare as cyber criminals locked their devices and demanding payment of a ransom.

The  locked devices show the following message "Device Hacked by Oleg Pliss" and instructs victims to send  $100 to lock404@hotmail.com to unlock their devices.

The cyber attack came to light,after one user from Melbourne his experience in Apple support forum and asked help to fix the problem.Following his post,several users have reported of being affected by this attack.


It appears hackers used stolen Apple IDs and passwords to access iCloud account that allowed them to lock victims devices and display a message.