A new wave of Apple phishing attacks is targeting users
The emerging phishing attacks combine several multi-factor authentication messages, paired with social engineering tactics to take over user accounts.
Parth Patel, an X user, shared his experience of being targeted by the scheme, which affected all of his Apple devices, including his phone, watch and laptop, via MacRumors.Following the notification barrage, victims receive calls from spoofed numbers posing as Apple support.The sophisticated attackers obtain user names, phone numbers, and Apple IDs via data leaks.However, the fraudsters thought Patel’s name was Anthony S., and he caught on because he had queried himself in the past on several data leaks.Additionally, the fact that Apple’s one-time password message explicitly states not to share the code with anyone confirmed Patel’s belief.