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Do not lose your account to hackers.<\/p>\n
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Apple warns \u201ctargeted attacks\u201d are now being deployed to gain access to user accounts. These hackers \u201cuse sophisticated tactics to persuade you to hand over personal details such as sign-in credentials, security codes, and financial information.\u201d<\/p>\n
A new alert has been issued as attackers unleash \u201can ingenious Apple Service hoax,\u201d convincing users \u201ctheir account is under attack.\u201d This came to light (via Apple Insider<\/a>) when user Eric Morat<\/a> \u201calmost lost everything \u2014 my photos, my email, my entire digital life\u201d to \u201cthe most sophisticated phishing attack I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n ForbesOne Click Reveals If Your iPhone Or Android Is Secretly TrackedBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n The attack was clever \u2014 a texted Apple security code followed by an automated call delivering another 2FA code. These were real codes the user had not prompted. And so when an Apple support call followed to warn of an attack, it all seemed real.<\/p>\n While clever, this latest attack triggering Apple\u2019s automated calls and messages at the same time as hackers strike is a variation of a theme \u2014 one that has intensified in the last year. Google has been the prime target, now we\u2019re seeing the same with Apple.<\/p>\n As I warned as the Google attacks made headlines, these should have been stopped at first base, because Google tells users its support desk will not call you<\/a>. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n Apple<\/a> says exactly the same. \u201cDon’t answer suspicious phone calls or messages claiming to be from Apple. Instead, contact Apple directly through our official support channels<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t matter the lure. It should never get to the stage where you\u2019re told to disable 2FA or make a payment or share a password or anything else. Do not take the call \u2014 it really is as simple as that. \u201cIf you get an unsolicited or suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be from Apple or Apple Support, just hang up,” says Apple.<\/p>\n The FBI<\/a> is very clear on this as well. \u201cKnow that legitimate companies will never call you and offer tech support out of the blue. If you get a call like this, hang up.”<\/p>\n ForbesPhone Number Hacks\u2014Google Confirms 2FA Warning For All UsersBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n If you remember that as a binary, you\u2019ll be protected from these attacks. Whether it\u2019s Apple or Google or a bank or any other organization, hang up and either log in as usual or call a publicly available support number. making sure it\u2019s not a potentially fake phone number<\/a> in a Google Ad topping a regular search. <\/p>\n If you get one of these calls and there\u2019s an issue, that\u2019s how you handle it. <\/p>\n There won\u2019t be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do not lose your account to hackers. Getty Images Apple warns \u201ctargeted attacks\u201d are now being deployed to…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":398134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[188644,168171,168172,188645,188646,188647,611,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-398133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-apple-hacker","9":"tag-apple-security","10":"tag-iphone-attack","11":"tag-iphone-hacker","12":"tag-iphone-security","13":"tag-iphone-vs-android","14":"tag-mobile","15":"tag-technology","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115596519804613607","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}