Walla Walla Police Report Smart Phone Cyber Scam

If you think you're safe from internet viruses by using your smart phone... think again. Sandy Olson is the Walla Walla County Crime Victim's Advocate, and says she recently helped a local man who's phone had been locked by a virus.

"People get it from downloading onto their phone, maybe they'll click on a link in a website, and it ends up downloading it" Olson says.

A warning will show up on your phone, claiming to be from the Cyber Police, preventing you from using the phone unless you pay a ransom. In this case, the hackers demanded a 200-dollar ransom paid in iTunes gift cards. There is a way to bypass the ransom, by following the direction on this website: http://soft2secure.com/knowledgebase/cyber-police-virus