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All posts tagged "phishing"


Thursday, December 29, 2011

It's Phishing Season Apparently so Beware!

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple News" @ 03:00 AM

http://www.digitaltrends.com/apple/...-crafted-email/

"A new phishing scam involving a "well-crafted" email that attempts to trick anyone with an Apple ID into revealing their credit card information is currently doing the rounds, according to Internet security company Intego."

Well you should know the drill by now, be careful and don't click links on these emails.


Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Phishing for Suckers

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Software (OS X)" @ 12:32 PM

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/arti...=rss_everything

"There's a new Phishing scam targeting Apple's MobileMe customers."

Yet another phishing scam, this one attempts to get your MobileMe logon information. This also might be the same as your iTunes logon info, and the request is via an email from a company that says it is an Internet provider and is advising you of a virus problem. As with any email you receive that has a link or asks for your logon credentials: DON'T DO IT! Always go to the site independent of the email and log on if you have questions.


Tuesday, August 24, 2010

PayPal Phishing Means Vulnerabilities in the iTunes Store?

Posted by Michael Knutson in "Apple Talk" @ 06:00 PM

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-2...subj=News-Apple

"So these reports of a major security hole in iTunes, one through which people have had their PayPal accounts drained?"

Um, no. A few instances of gullible users falling for a phishing scheme does not mean that the iTunes Store has (unreported) vulnerabilities. It doesn't matter where the 'news' comes from, users have been, are, and will continue to be hoodwinked into giving up their: bank account information, their userid and password, the paypal account information, [fill in the blank here]. Now in addition to banks and credit card companies being 'attacked,' PayPal and iTunes are now considered big enough to challenge. No big surprise here. As we've seen lately, the press seems to take perverse pleasure in pointing the finger at Apple, for anything that happens. A bit of schadenfreude in reporting?


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Gone Phishing? Only if You Follow These Instructions

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Software (iPhone/iPod Touch)" @ 09:00 AM

http://www.macworld.com/article/142...products_iphone

"Though the recent iPhone 3.1 update added support for protecting against phishing sites, there were concerns that it didn't catch any."

The problem is they didn't make it clear on how to get this particular feature to work. Apple recommends that you start Safari on a Wi-Fi network with your iPhone/iPod Touch after updating, and then charge it while the screen is dark. The database then loads during this time period in order to "save the user data charges" since you are doing it all on Wi-Fi. One minor detail they forgot to include in any instructions.


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Someone is Phishing for Your MobileMe Data

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple News" @ 08:00 AM

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/05/18/bewa...-phishing-scam/

"Several TUAW readers have contacted us about a MobileMe phishing scam. These readers are getting an email that looks surprisingly official (see below). When they click on the Log In button, they're going to a page that has already been shut down. That might not always be the case."

Everyone should know by now not to click on links in emails that ask for financial or personal info like this example. But apparently that isn't the case, since a few people have fallen victim to this particular scam. I have yet to receive one like this, but I've received some in the past that came from Wells Fargo and Bank of America. Bottom line of course, never click on a link in an email regarding your financial or personal information. Instead, play it safe and go direct to the website of the company that supposedly sent the email.


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