Lately all has been quiet in regards to Apple’s MobileMe service and shady activities. In the past we’ve told you about a few separate cases of phishing scams going around. Well today we’ve heard that Oscar nominated actress, Salma Hayek’s account has been hacked.
Honestly, this is something that is really not that difficult to [...]
While in the old days, this would no doubt have come from Creep McShady in a trench coat around the corner of some noir-esque alley, now its online fraudsters who’ve gamed Apple’s iTunes gift certificate generation algorithms, unable to sell directly due to fear of Apple tracing the accounts, who’ve found a new target for [...]
September was the last time we saw some malicious attacks on MobileMe subscribers. Well the scammers are at it again, trying to take advantage of Apple’s MobileMe subscribers. A Gizmodo reader claims to have gotten the email shown above.
If you then click the fake “Login” button you will be directed to a website [...]
Well it seems like these scam artists will just not go away! Here at TiPb we like to keep you, our loyal readers, safe by alerting you of every scam out there. A while back we reported two other phishing scams aimed at MobileMe customers, and told you Apple was even posting warnings about [...]
Not long ago we brought to your attention a phishing scam that was going around to some MobileMe customers, we then reported that Apple addressed the scam in their MobileMe blog. Well Apple Insider is now reporting that round 2 is just begining.
In this latest scam, an email is going around that says [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Proving once again that nothing enables crooks more than the internet, Gizmodo is warning iPhone app-seekers to steer clear of scams:
If you Google “iPhone apps,” the first thing that comes up is iPhoneApps.org, a site selling a bundle of “top 10″ iPhone applications for $25 using “safe PayPal.” Friends, there’s nothing safe about this site. [...]
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