A new ransomware campaign has been found exploiting a flaw in Apple’s iOS Safari browser in order to extort money from users. The vulnerability resides in the way Safari displayed JavaScript pop-up windows. Apple patched the vulnerability on Monday with the release of iOS version 10.3. The attack doesn’t actually encrypt any data and hold it ransom, rather the attack just scares victims into paying the ransom fee to unlock the browser. Apple has promptly patched the issue with the released iOS 10.2 users who are already hit.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/03/apple-safari-ios-ransomware.html