iPad
Q: Activation Lock engaged without being prompted
The Activation Lock on my iPad mini was engaged even though I did not prompt it using Where's My Device. Has someone hacked my account?
Posted on Jun 5, 2016 7:16 PM
by Michael Black,Apple recommended
That was not anything generated by iOS and was definitely not a legitimate message. You're right that it would not have come from the newspaper itself, but an advertiser on their web site or a 3rd party site lnked by a cookie trail from your web browsing history.
If it happens again, just double click the home button and quit the browser by swiping up. Then go into settings, safari and delete all cookies and history.
Activation lock is never going to cause a web browser popup message - any such message is a phishing scam.
Posted on Jun 6, 2016 3:22 PM