“A new phishing threat is targeting businesses and consumers with Apple IDs in an effort to steal IDs, passwords and credit card information,” Ian Barker reports for BetaNews.
“The attack has been identified by Comodo Antispam Labs and looks like an official Apple email,” Barker reports. “The messages claims that limitations have been placed on the user’s account and that they need to provide additional verification information by clicking a link.”
“If the link is clicked it leads to pages with a similarly authentic Apple look and feel that ask for passwords and billing information including payment card details,” Barker reports.
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MacDailyNews Take: Lets be careful out there. Always manage your Apple ID by going directly to: https://appleid.apple.com