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Apple’s MobileMe Blog Addresses Phishing Scams

Remember that phishing scam that targeted MobileMe users a while back? The one that may have nabbed hundreds of account holders’ information? Well Apple must, because the latest in their series of MobileMe Updates addresses the issue head on:

You will never receive a message from MobileMe asking you to send personal information over email. If [...]

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MobileMe Phishing Attack Nets Hundreds Of Victims

Remember that warning we posted on Tuesday about a MobileMe phishing attack in the wild? Turns out it’s been terrifyingly effective so far. Ars Technica quotes CardCops president Dan Celements:

“We found 20 different files parked on the server, each file with two or three or four, up to 20, profiles. Cumulatively, there were about 300 [...]

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WARNING: MobileMe Phishing Scam in the Wild

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Phishing attacks, where a bad guy tries to fool you into giving them personal information such as financial account logins, are nothing new on the ‘net. Fake emails leading you to a fake bank site to enter your information so that they (increasingly organized crime, often in Russia or China) can log into your real [...]

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