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"Your device is found": the sting that knocks down iPhone owners
Has your device been lost or stolen?
You should beware of malicious messages whose whole purpose is to steal your login information for your Apple ID.
This is what you need to know
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Yinon Ben Shoshan
Monday, 25 October 2021, 10:40 Updated: 12:19
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Scammers are constantly trying to find ways to make smartphone theft more profitable.
Recently, as an old stinging part that returns to our lives, Israeli iPhone owners whose device was lost or stolen, began receiving a text message impersonating Apple, informing them that their phone was found - along with a link to view the exact location.
To strengthen credibility, the scammers send the message under the name iCloud (Apple's cloud service).
The goal is to gain access to the user's Apple ID account in order to unlock the locked iPhone and then sell it online.
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How does the method work?
"The thief removes the SIM card from the stolen device and transfers it to another smartphone. Then, he calls his personal phone to identify the number," explains Tom Malka, SOC Manager at Security Joes, in a conversation with Walla!
technology.
"The thief turns to a particular service in Darknet in order to produce a false impression that the SMS came from iCloud," Malka adds.
"The site in the link itself is identical in appearance to the real site, where the user is required to enter their Apple ID information in order to ostensibly view the location of the iPhone. In the last step, the attackers take control of the account and reset the device."
Cut and save
The iPhone was lost or stolen?
Apple will not send you an SMS that the device has been located
Want to check the location of the device?
You can do it yourself on the website or in the Find My app
Do not give out personal details in suspicious messages, even if the name of the sender seems credible to you
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