itunes scam
Users of iTunes are the targets of a new phishing scam, according to e-mail security vendor Proofpoint. [1]
With the increasing popularity of the Apple iTunes music store (iTunes is the number one music retailer in the USA) it’s not surprising that it would become the target of phishing scam. [2]
Phishers have targeted users of Apple ’s iTunes music store with sophisticated identity theft attacks for the first time, a security company said Tuesday. [3]
It’s part and parcel of the success that Apple has enjoyed lately.” [1]
Third party iPhone App Store developers have received propositions from a scammer offering to buy large volumes of their iPhone applications and then split the resulting revenue with them, apparently using fraudulent iTunes gift certificates to make the purchases. [4]
Andrew Lochart, executive for email security vendor Proofpoint, stated this is the first time that the Apple iTunes music store has been targeted. [2]
It has since been removed from the App Store, although no one knows whether Apple or Heinrich pulled it. [5]
The theft attempt is a new twist on the usual phishing attack, said Lochart. [2]
Phishers have targeted users of Apple Inc. ’s iTunes music store with sophisticated identity theft attacks for the first time, a security company said today. [6]
Apple’s widely recognized iTunes is being used to lure users to a phishing scam that could allow hackers to obtain private credit card and personal information. [7]
I gave my credit card number and got the iTunes software. [1]
People began receiving spammed messages Monday telling them that they must correct a problem with their iTunes account, said Andrew Lochart, an executive with e-mail security vendor Proofpoint. [3]
Yesterday developer Armin Heinrich posted an iPhone app to the App Store called I Am Rich. [5]
Warning… iTunes gift card sellers!!! [8]
“We’ve gotten used to seeing the usual companies and brands attacked,” said Andrew Lochart, an executive with Proofpoint, “like PayPal, eBay and Citibank. [1]
Sources:
[1] iTunes users targeted in phishing scam | iLounge News
[2] Phishing Scam Alert: Phishers are targeting Apple iTunes users - MAC.BLORGE
[3] Phishers aim scam at Apple’s iTunes | Security Central - InfoWorld
[4] AppleInsider | Scammers offer to help iPhone developers defraud Apple
[5] Newsvine - “I Am Rich” iPhone Application for $999.00 a scam?
[6] Phishers point scam at Apple’s iTunes
[7] MacNN | New phishing scam targets Apple’s iTunes users
[8] eBay Guides - iTUNES CARD SCAM AGAINST SELLERS- EBay no Help