A new report from noted security expert Brian Krebs reveals that scammers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting Apple users are becoming incredibly clever and sophisticated. As noted on Krebs on Security, there’s a new phishing scam wherein scammers are able to spoof a legitimate phone call from Apple, thus increasing the odds that victims will hand over sensitive personal and financial information.
As for how the scam works, it’s essentially an advanced phishing scheme where users receive an automated call from what appears to be a genuine Apple number. A resulting message relays that a user’s data may have been compromised and that they should cease all activity on their device and immediately call another number to talk to an Apple customer support representative.
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New iPhone phishing scam is more sophisticated than ever originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 22:05:35 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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