Thursday, June 23, 2016

Virus in iTunes? Be careful, this scam! – Interia

The experts from ESET inform the next wave of scams aimed at swindling data from users of Apple devices. It all starts with an e-mail allegedly sent by Apple, in which the surfer is informed of infecting virus iTunes. Message suggests that in connection with this fact, anyone who receives such an email should go to the specified page in the message and confirm your access data to your Apple ID. Experts assure us – all the action is a fraud, and viruses in iTunes not found.

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The computer security expert, Bryan Campbell, said on his Twitter about the alleged infection of his account in iTunes. The news that Campbell received suggests that contact with him just Apple. Scammers try to trick the user into clicking on a link, threatening him that if you do not give credit to your account within 72 hours, you will lose access to it.

What happens if the user clicks on the link? Is redirected to a fake site resembling that this destined to login to the Apple Account, serving, among others, to authorize purchases on the iTunes and App Store. If the victim logs on giving advance your AppleID and password will be redirected to another page. This site used to confirm the data payer, where the user is asked to provide personal information such as name, date of birth and address.

– It should be taken when click on links sent, even if the sender of the message seems plausible. Also, check if the page login is true – can help password manager, which will not give a login and password to a page that is not recognized by the utility for password management – says Kamil Sadkowski, an analyst threats ESET.

Sadkowski stresses that the phishing site has already been removed. Expert advises everyone who received the message described above and put your information on the fake page to reset the password for your Apple ID.

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