Hackers jump on Apple Watch to phish for data
Hackers have jumped on the unveiling of the Apple Watch as a chance to phish for data through social networks, according to the security vendor Malwarebytes.
Victims are said to be lured into the scam through the promise of a free Apple Watch, but instead are redirected onto a labyrinthine series of links, in what appears to be a phishing exercise to collect people's details.
"[The offer] may sound promising, but what follows is a semi-exhausting jaunt around a couple of different websites with instructions to follow along the way," said Christopher Boyd, malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes.
