Re: Are iPhones subject to ransomware attacks?

Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

 
Your neighbor probably isn't running an ad blocker (like 1Blocker, or
AdGuard)
which would have prevented them from seeing this scam while visiting the
offending website in the first place.
>

 
The page displayed appeared to block mouse access to the Apple system menus.
I didn't explore very aggressively, however. If called again to help I'll
be more inquisitive.

Is uBlockOrigin considered acceptable on Mac OSX?

[Much good advice snipped]

The user in question is at the ragged edge of utter frustration. Offering
a "to-do list" is likely to make matters worse, especially at the moment.

Hopefully they'll take the problem to a genuine expert.....

Thanks for writing,

bob prohaska