Monday, August 25, 2014

Hackers lure passwords from Apple ID, reporting about non-existent purchases in the App Store

Security experts from the company ESET identified a new fraudulent campaign targeted at users App Store. Scammers inform owners of the iPhone and iPad nonexistent purchases at the online store Apple.
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Spammers send e-mail messages, which are grateful for purchase in the App Store game «World Of Goo» cost 9.65 euros. It also includes a reminder that to cancel the payment and return the money spent can be within 12 hours after payment. It's enough to link «Payment Cancellation» in the body.
Following the link, users are on the fake site iTunes. It is easily distinguishable from the present application store by name in the browser address bar - fake has nothing to do with the original http://store.apple.com/. Users who do not recognize the fake, "give" your Apple ID attackers.
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Experts recommend ESET iPhone and iPad users to be careful not to pass on suspicious links and check the browser address bar, before authenticate.
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