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hi I'm Steve Smith with colon Mac so
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over the last few days you've probably
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heard about the recent iPhone Ransom
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hackings in Australia basically people's
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iPhones iPads and Macs have been
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remotely locked by hackers unless money
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is transferred via Paypal asking for
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around $50 to $100 to have the iPhone
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unlocked now this isn't a new scheme
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it's been happening since 2005 and with
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PCS and laptops across the US and Europe
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but as it's all new to Apple and it's
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already been reported to spread to the
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UK with apple yet to comment on the
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problem I'm going to show you how to
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avoid it and what to do if it happens to
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started so before I go through all these
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tips I just want to say first off do not
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send a single dollar or Penny to the
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hackers remember it's your iPhone or
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iPad and it's not your fault it's been
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hacked so how do you avoid this
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well there's a couple of ways firstly
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make sure you've got two-step
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verification on your Apple ID the way
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these devices are being hacked is by
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gaining access to your Apple ID account
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and using find my iPhone to do this go
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to my Apple ID select manage your Apple
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ID sign in from iTunes or the Apple
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website select password and under
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security go to two-step verification
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select the get started and follow the
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onscreen instructions I would take you
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step by step through this but then I'm
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sure I'll get hacked I'm not that stupid
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secondly make sure your device has a
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passcode on if you're locked out at all
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you can unlock it just by entering the
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passcode so what if this happens to you
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well if you've got a passcode or you use
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Touch ID you can unlock it straight away
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but you might only have access for a
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couple of minutes so make sure to change
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your Apple ID password straight away
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once you've done that you leave the
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hackers high and dry if you didn't have
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a passcode and it's been locked it's
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pretty likely the hackers have added one
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for you but luckily there is a
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workaround but it ain't that pretty
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you'll need to erase your iPhone using
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either iTunes or recovery mode then use
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a backup to replace your data and
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settings on your device but then again
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don't forget to change your Apple ID
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password you can find the links below
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for Apple's howto for recovering your
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passcode well that's it for this video
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have you got any other tips to get out
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of this sticky situation or maybe it's
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happened to you if so leave a comment
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