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Watch out for these high-pressure Apple malware scams | #CyberSecurity #Awareness #FSCD

Watch out for these high-pressure Apple malware scams | #CyberSecurity #Awareness #FSCD | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From nakedsecurity.sophos.com - October 11, 2017 2:44 PM
We noticed a lull in recent months in emails and web pages that SHOUT THAT YOUR MAC IS INFECTED and then offer free advice on what to do next – “free” advice that you should urgently buy a product to remove a threat that doesn’t exist, that is.

But, then it happened.

Like the proverbial buses that keep you waiting for ages and then three come along at once…

…we visited an innocent-sounding website yesterday, only to be bombarded with three different Apple-focused scams in quick succession.

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

Gust MEES's insight:
We noticed a lull in recent months in emails and web pages that SHOUT THAT YOUR MAC IS INFECTED and then offer free advice on what to do next – “free” advice that you should urgently buy a product to remove a threat that doesn’t exist, that is.

But, then it happened.

Like the proverbial buses that keep you waiting for ages and then three come along at once…

…we visited an innocent-sounding website yesterday, only to be bombarded with three different Apple-focused scams in quick succession.

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

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New Mac Malware Scams Users Into Signing Up For Cellphone Charges - Forbes

New Mac Malware Scams Users Into Signing Up For Cellphone Charges - Forbes | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - December 12, 2012 7:10 PM
A screenshot of the fraudulent installer asking for a Mac user's phone number.

Time for Apple users to heed a lesson Windows users have long learned the hard way: Don’t hand out your cell phone number to untrusted applications downloaded from the Web.

On Tuesday, Russian antivirus firm Doctor Web reported the appearance of a new strain of Mac-focused malware that queries users for their cellphone number when they try to install a piece of legitimate software. If the user enters a phone number, he or she receives a text message asking for a reply with a registration code. Responding implicitly signs up the user for a series of recurring mobile charges to their carrier’s account.

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/12/new-mac-malware-scams-users-into-signing-up-for-cellphone-charges/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Gust MEES's insight:

"Apple's slogan was =>'Think Different' <= + with ALL the malware around YOU should do so + get protection as well as #ProactiveThinking ;) 

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Gust MEES's curator insight, December 12, 2012 7:06 PM

"Apple's slogan was =>'Think Different' <= + with ALL the malware around YOU should do so + get protection as well as #ProactiveThinking ;)

 
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