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The Wiretap: A Porn Actress Had Her Photos Used To Extort As Many As 60 Kids On Instagram And Kik, Feds Allege Action Fraud
, has issued a warning for iPhone users after it received more than 1,800 reports of a nasty new Apple ID password-stealing phishing campaign.The emails being sent to iPhone users through services such as Apple Mail, Gmail and Outlook claim to be from Apple but, as with all such phishing scams, are nothing of the sort.
One simply claimed to be offering a “loyalty program” reward of an additional 50GB of space for files on iCloud, complete with a big “Receive 50GB” button to click. The other was more detailed, claiming an existing payment method had expired and showing a capacity toolbar claiming the iCloud Drive was almost full. This one included a link for the recipient to update their payment details.
Action Fraud recommends that if there is any doubt about the authenticity of such an email, users should contact the organization directly. In the case of these particular messages, that would mean heading for your Apple account on either your iPhone, iPad or MacBook. This is easy to do, for example, on your iPhone: Open the settings app, Click on your name, then click on the iCloud entry. This will then tell you precisely how much storage you have used and how much is left.
Never click on links in emails, or text messages, no matter how convincing they may appear in the moment. Always take a deep breath and fire up your web browser, or app, and go in via the official route.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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