What should I do if my iPhone is blackmailed by hackers?

"Your mobile phone has been locked, please add QQ to unlock it. Recently, Guangzhou Daily reporter received many users' reports that their iPhone was locked by hackers, and the other party publicly claimed that it could only be unlocked after users paid.

After the large-scale APP was threatened by virus, the nervous nerves of Apple iPhone users have not been completely relaxed, and the cases of hackers using various opportunities to "black" users are on the rise. It is understood that similar cases are not isolated cases. After searching online, it was found that there were many cases in which iPhone was locked by hackers and blackmailed, and some users in Guangzhou finally chose to call the police.

Network security experts remind that smartphone users should not easily click on unknown links, and at the same time protect their various mailboxes and account passwords.

Reason: The hacker logs in the user's mobile phone.

Previous news shows that many hacked iPhone users mostly use email to register, and there are reports that Apple users have Apple.

After the ID or iCloud account password is stolen by the hacker, the hacker uses his mobile phone to log in to the iPhone account of the hacked user. After logging in, all the Apple products bound to this account are lost by the software, that is, the boot screen is black, and the boot screen shows "Mobile phone has been lost".

Netizen "Ahua" used to use the same apple.

ID login to multiple iPhone devices. After being hacked, the netizen used the same account to open all Apple devices, and found that all devices turned on with a black screen, and the screen was full of websites provided by hackers.

IPhone black screen unlock, 400 yuan.

How was the mobile phone attacked?

There are three ways to attack.

Gao Wei, a mobile phone security expert, said that the disclosure of personal information is an important reason for criminals to lock the iPhone remotely.

1, the fake WIFI link is poisoned.

At present, there are several ways for hackers to attack. One of them is that hackers use free WIFI as bait to lure mobile phone users to link. Once they connect incorrectly, the apple in the victim's mobile phone will be lost.

Personal privacy such as ID card, email address, QQ number and circle of friends will be "sent" to criminals. If apple

If the ID password is stolen, criminals can easily obtain the owner's personal information such as photo stream and bank card. The criminals use the remote deletion of data on the device or enable the lost mode to lock the device, thus blackmailing the owner.

2. Click on the phishing link

At present, some hackers use fake financial institutions, corporate customer service text messages and mass emails to lure iPhone.

The user clicks on the link and logs on the phishing website set by the hacker, resulting in the theft of the user's personal information. It is reported that the mobile phone that Mr. Liu, a citizen of Guangzhou, is using is suddenly locked, the screen is black, and a link "Want to unlock and add QQ" appears. Mr. Liu wired the money to the other party according to the prompt. 300 yuan, the mobile phone returned to normal. Subsequently, Mr. Liu called the police. According to the criminal facts confessed by the criminal suspect Xie Mou, Xie Mou copied the form and appearance of a well-known brand mobile phone customer service email, asked the mobile phone user to log in to the designated website, changed the information of managing the mobile phone, and sent it to QQ mailbox in groups. Once the mobile phone user logs on to the phishing website and enters the relevant information and password, the suspect can steal the user's information.

3. The email account has been breached.

The day before yesterday, Wuyun announced the discovery of new vulnerabilities, which will lead to more than 163/ 126 data leaks in Netease 1 100 million mailboxes, involving email accounts/passwords/user secrets, etc. According to Wuyun, not long ago, some netizens complained that their iCloud account was hacked and the bound iPhone was locked. The similarity between them is that they all use Netease mailbox as iCloud account. Information security experts said that this vulnerability may involve nearly 500 million user data. Information security experts suggest that users who have not yet opened Netease mailbox double authentication should open double authentication as soon as possible, including modifying the mailbox password.

How to prevent it?

1. Don't panic after the phone is locked. You can contact Apple's official or corresponding mobile phone brand customer service to retrieve the password of Apple ID account and unlock it through official channels.

2. Usually, we should also pay attention to changing the passwords of important accounts regularly to avoid multiple account passwords being attacked by criminals.

3. Be careful to link unfamiliar WiFi in public places.

4. An account with double authentication must be opened, that is, in addition to the registration password verification, it can also be opened including the mobile phone dynamic verification code;

5. Don't click on unknown links in emails or text messages;

6. Don't download and install software in the unofficial software mall.

Case 1: claiming 400 yuan unlocking fee.

The mobile phone screen that Zhou Tong of Guangzhou showed reporters showed that his iPhone was completely black after being turned on, and a line of small words "Please add QQ 3246 * * * * * * * *" was displayed on the screen to unlock it. Zhou Tong said that a few days ago, he received a short message saying that one of his accounts was risky and needed him to log in to official website for verification and modification, so he clicked on the website link provided in the short message, but after opening it, Zhou Tong found nothing, so he didn't care.

Some information security experts said that Zhou Tong should have encountered phishing websites, but this kind of virus often appeared on Android phones in the past, while Apple iPhone rarely appeared. But Zhou Tong had to use QQ to contact the hacker, and the other party made it clear that Zhou Tong's iPhone had been locked. As long as Zhou Tong pays 400 yuan to the bank account he provided, he can unlock it.

Case 2: Log on the website to buy game equipment.

The experience of another user, Mr. Zhong, is even more bizarre. The iPhone he showed reporters yesterday showed that his iPhone was also a black screen, but it was not the QQ number left by the hacker, but "the mobile phone has been lost, please log on to the website to see the solution". A website is listed directly behind, and the website address is "www". Mr. lohao.net/cz.zhong said that he didn't click on any SMS link at all, and he didn't disclose his account password. He wondered how he met the hacker's "black hand".

Netizen "Ahua" said that the hacker also provided a website. The website is a game website, and finally it was unlocked after paying 300 yuan to help hackers buy game equipment.