Caitlin Sarian breaks down a smishing scam impersonating Apple that tricks people into handing over their Apple ID and password. The attack uses a fake captcha and credential prompt to steal login info. Don't click links in suspicious texts, no matter how urgent they seem.
If you have an iPhone or any Apple device, this video is for you. There is a new text message scam that is claiming to be Apple that's trying to steal your Apple ID and your password. Here's what's going on and how to stay safe. Hi, I'm Kaylin. I'm a cyber security and data protection expert and I want to help you protect your data online. So there is a new smishing attack, otherwise known as text message phishing, and a malicious actor is claiming to be Apple. This text will say Apple important request icloud and contains the following link. This link right here. Now, once you click on the link, it asks for captcha and then asks for your username and password. If you want more content like this, be sure to hit that follow button. Once you enter that, the malicious attackers will have your username and password to your Apple id. Now, all social engineering scams rely on two things, urgency and trust. So they're pretending to be a trusted person, AKA Apple, and they're trying to say that if you don't do this soon, urgency, that you're going to get kicked out, et cetera, et cetera. So make sure before you click on any link, if this is a sense of urgency.
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