MHA warns of phishing campaign targeting users of lost or stolen iPhones
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre has issued a warning about a phishing campaign targeting users of lost or stolen iPhones. Hackers are impersonating Apple Support and sending fraudulent SMS messages to trick victims into providing their Apple ID credentials. Users are advised to avoid clicking on suspicious links and to use official channels to locate their devices.
- ▪The phishing campaign targets Apple iPhone users whose devices have been lost or stolen.
- ▪Hackers impersonate Apple Support and send fraudulent SMS messages with phishing links.
- ▪Victims are redirected to counterfeit Apple login pages designed to steal their credentials.
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The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has identified a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Apple iPhone users whose devices have been lost or stolen, according to an advisory issued by the agency.Hackers impersonate Apple Support, and exploit victims’ urgency to locate or secure their missing devices through fraudulent SMS messages containing phishing links. Indian government issues alert for transnational scam targeting Apple users “These messages closely resemble legitimate 'Find My iPhone' or Apple Support notifications and redirect users to counterfeit Apple login pages designed to steal Apple ID credentials and One-Time Passwords (OTP).
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