All iPhones at risk! Anyone who falls for a new trick will lose everything – SMARTmania.cz

• A new phishing trick targets iPhone users
• At first, the victim is overwhelmed with password reset requests
• What follows is a fraudulent phone call during which they can steal access to your Apple ID

iPhone users should be especially careful now against a new phishing attack. It starts innocently enough: your phone will ask you to reset your Apple ID password, even though you didn’t initiate anything. If you get caught, your entire Apple ID can be stolen, including all data and credentials.

Beware of resetting the Apple ID password

The cyber security magazine Krebs on Security warns against the attack. The case of businessman Partha Patel, who confided his story on the social network X, will serve as a demonstration of how devastating the new trick of fraudsters can be.

“Last night I was the target of a sophisticated phishing attack on my Apple ID. It was a focused attempt with a high number of attempts,” https://twitter.com/parth220_/status/1771589789143478471 On March 23, on his X profile, stating that according to his information, several of his acquaintances and friends were the target of the same fraud; everyone of course uses an iPhone.

The attack begins as follows: a request to reset your Apple ID password arrives on your iPhone. After a while, scammers will overwhelm you with dozens of the same demands. The problem is that the iPhone won’t let you ignore the requests, you have to check them. At the same time, you will receive an SMS message with each request, which contains a 6-digit code, and you must not share it with anyone.

Scam phone call “from Apple”

Patel then received a call from a phone number that appeared to be Apple’s customer support number. They were scammers, but with very good information about their victim – when Patel wanted to verify information about himself, the voice on the other end correctly knew his date of birth, address, phone number and email, but not his name.

The fraudsters then asked the businessman to tell them the 6-digit confirmation code from the SMS message. Once you gave it to them (even though the message specifically says not to share it with anyone), you’d be confirming their password reset request and stealing your entire Apple ID in no time.

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According to the accounts of other victims, they too were flooded with spam asking them to reset their Apple ID password, and after a few minutes or days they received calls from fake Apple support.
It is worth noting that the Cupertino giant never calls users unless the users themselves request it on its website or in the application. Apple has not yet commented on this security risk.