Apple Phone Phishing Scams Getting Better
Summary: A phone phishing scam spoofed Apple's logo, street address and real support number, and when security consultant Jody Westby requested a callback through Apple's legitimate support page, the fake call appeared in her iPhone's recent calls list alongside the real Apple call. KrebsOnSecurity called the 1-866 number the scam message supplied and reached what claimed to be Apple Support before the call was disconnected.
What's compelling: The scam works because the phone itself cannot separate a spoofed Apple call from a real one, so a security leader's own recent calls list can vouch for a fraudster - and Westby, the CEO of a security consulting firm, said the approach was convincing enough that many others will fall for it.
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