CLIFTON, N.J.—A new global phishing threat is targeting anyone with an Apple ID, putting at risk more than 800 million Apple accounts.
Comodo Antispam Labs (CASL), which identified the threat, said the scam is designed to steal IDs, passwords and credit card information.
The fake Apple phishing e-mail looks like an official Apple e-mail having the Apple logo and including Apple physical address listed, as well as an e-mail address that looks to be from Apple officials—giving the recipient the illusion of an e-mail being authentic, CASL stated.
“The e-mail tells the recipient that there are some limitations on their Apple account and in order to fix it, the recipient must provide some information in the link provided. When the recipient clicks on the link, it takes them to additional pages with a similar Apple look and feel, asking them to verify credit card information and passwords. This is where the cyber thief steals the information,” the company said.
CASL said it identified the Apple phishing e-mail through IP, domain, and URL analysis, and the lab’s continuous monitoring and scanning of data from the users of Comodo’s Internet security systems.