A new global phishing scam targeting the IDs, passwords and credit card information of potentially 800 million Apple ID accounts emerged, according to Clifton, N.J.-based cybersecurity firm Comodo Antispam Labs.
The fake Apple phishing email looked authentic; fraudsters formatted it to look like an official Apple email and included the Apple logo and physical headquarters address, as well as an email address that appears to be from Apple officials.
The email tells recipients there are limitations on their Apple accounts and in order to fix it, they must provide information via a provided link. When recipients click on the link, it takes them to additional pages with a similar Apple look and feel that ask them to verify credit card information and passwords. This is where the cyber thief steals the information.
The Comodo Antispam Labs team identified the Apple phishing email through IP, domain and URL analysis, and the labs' continuous monitoring and scanning of data from the users of Comodo's internet security systems.
"The Comodo Antispam Lab is an expert resource of engineers and computer science professionals, who use innovative and proprietary Comodo cybersecurity technology to protect and secure the online world," Fatih Orhan, Director of Technology for Comodo, said. "We will continue to work diligently in creating and implementing innovative technology solutions that stay a step ahead of the cyber criminals, and keep enterprises and IT environments safe."
The Comodo Antispam Labs team is made up of more than 35 IT security professionals, ethical hackers, computer scientists and engineers, all full time Comodo employees, analyzing and filtering spam, phishing and malware from across the globe.
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Roy Urrico
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