alexalex Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 A vast phishing attack has broken out, beginning on or around Christmas day, with e-mails being sent with the subject ?Apple update your Billing Information.? These well-crafted e-mails could fool many new Apple users, especially those who may have found an iPhone, iPod or iMac under their Christmas tree, and set up accounts with the iTunes Store or the Mac App Store for the first time. The messages claim to come from ?appleid@id.apple.com.? Here?s what the content looks like: If you click on the link in the message, you will be taken to a realistic looking sign-in page, then, after entering your Apple ID and password, you?ll be taken to a page asking you to update your account profile, notably entering your credit card information. Again, this page looks realistic, and many of the elements it contains are taken from Apple?s own web pages.... http://blog.intego.com/beware-of-apple-billing-information-phishing-e-mails/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoligy Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 thanks for info will tell me dad when he gets up in about 2/3hours for his day off lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexalex Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 A couple of days ago, after downloading an app from Apple store, I got the following mail from Apple : from : Apple do_not_reply@apple.com to: me Dear xxxxxx, Your Apple ID ,xxxxxx@gmail.com, was just used to download Flare from the App Store on a computer or device that had not previously been associated with that Apple ID. If you initiated this download, you can disregard this email. It was only sent to alert you in case you did not initiate the download yourself. If you did not initiate this download, we recommend that you go toiforgot.apple.com to change your password, then see Apple ID: Tips for protecting the security of your account for further assistance. Regards, Apple It is the first time I got such a mail from Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einsteinbqat Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 And did you initiate said download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoligy Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 It says you downlaoded an app on a foreign computer/ipad/iphone that your account isn't known on. They are just checking it was you, or your logged into a friends computer/a friend used your account without consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexalex Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 And did you initiate said download? yes, I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einsteinbqat Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 yes, I did Then like Xoligy said, it's just Apple verifying that it wasn't someone else using your account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexalex Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 It says you downlaoded an app on a foreign computer/ipad/iphone that your account isn't known on. They are just checking it was you, or your logged into a friends computer/a friend used your account without consent. No, it was not a foreign computer. It was my PC which is authorized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einsteinbqat Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Read about the phishing scam a few hours ago. They are really getting good a duplicating the Apple look, but you can see by the way the message is written that it's not Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einsteinbqat Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 No, it was not a foreign computer. It was my PC which is authorized. Perhaps it has to do with the authorisation of the iTunes App Store being somewhat different from the Mac App Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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