Apple recently confirmed that there was a vulnerability that allowed hackers to send infinite loop alert messages on the Safari application. \u00a0Instead of just affecting the tab that the website was opened it, it affects the entire application making Safari unusable. \u00a0Alert such as “Your device has been locked” was used to scare users into buying iTunes gift card and paying the ransom. \u00a0The only problem with this is it didn’t actually lock the iOS or encrypt any files. hence the name scareware. \u00a0The scammers registered domains and launched the attack from the domains they owned, such as police-pay[.com]. When the user clicks links to those domain, they’ll get a infinite loop alert message.<\/p>\n
Well the good thing is Apple recently patched this vulnerability in iOS 10.3. \u00a0If you don’t want to update, the other option is to clear your Safari’s cache.<\/p>\n
Article: http:\/\/www.securityweek.com\/ios-scareware-campaign-abuses-safari-vulnerability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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