Apple Have Quietly Addressed A Massive Privacy Issue With iOS 8

It wasn’t shown off, but a new iOS 8 feature is set to cause havoc for location trackers trying to mind your data, which is a massive privacy-win for the common user.
Everything You Want To Know About Apple’s New iOS8

Last year, Apple revealed the biggest change to-date of iOS, the mobile operating system that many of us have been using for years. Now, Apple is touching up and enhancing its specialised system for iOS 8.
People Are Waking Up With Blocked iPhones / iPad, With Ransom Messages On The Screen

Is this an elaborate phishing scheme or something more sinister?