Apple users in UK and China targeted in phishing attacks
Apple users have become prime targets of several phishing campaigns in 2016. Security researchers have discovered that since the start of the year, assorted phishing attacks have emerged targeting iCloud users in the UK and China.
US cybersecurity firm FireEye analysed two separate phishing attacks, one of which targeted Apple users in China and was first identified in March. The other was found to target UK Apple users and was first uncovered in January. FireEye reported that the phishing campaigns use fake Apple domains designed to lure victims into providing their Apple IDs and passwords, which can then be used by hackers to gain control of victims' devices and "make purchases via the Apple Store".
FireEye said in its report: "Since January 2016 we have observed several phishing campaigns targeting the Apple IDs and passwords of Apple users." The firm added that the specific phishing attacks were "unique" in that unlike other such cyberattacks, "they are serving the same malicious phishing content from different domains to target Apple users".
