ICloud password questions

My Mac asks iCloud password since some days every time I open Mac Mail. How can I stop it?
Yesterday the Internet connection (Safari) got stucked, I had to close the MacBook by using the start button.
When I opened iCloud settings without internet connection, the question popped on the screen again.
I took away the Find my Mac setting from the list, and thereafter the internet worked normally.
However, this morning, the Mail asked again iCloud password. I allways ignore it.
I noticed inDaily Mail Online, that there were cases in Australia, where peolple got thei Mac stucked and had to pay ransom.
It was supposed that this was connected to Find My Mac settings in iCloud.

You're looking at three different and unrelated problems:
Mail asking for iCloud password
Safari crashing/not responding
Ransom requests
1. This has been a problem discussed here months ago. Several solutions were offered. The one I used was to delete my Apple account info in Mail and set it up manually. That simply forced Mail to re-write the old, corrupted plist with the correct info.
2. Use the "Force Quit..." item under the 'Apple' menu to see if an app is "Not Responding" or simply busy. If "Not Responding", select (highlight) it and use the "Force Quit" button. Avoid the Power button shut down method as you may end up corrupting other things that may be accessing the hard drives.
3. There is already a huge thread on this topic (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6270410?start=375&tstart=0). So far, there is no reliable evidence that it is related to 'Find My Mac' at all. The ransom requests are all related to mobile devices (iPhones, iPads, etc.).
HTH!

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