Phishers targeting iTunes users

Macworld is reporting that phishers are using the iTunes Store as a way to get personal information, using emails similar to those that purport to be from banks or auction sites.

Andrew Lochart, from security company Proofpoint, Inc., says the emails indicate that users must correct a problem with their iTunes account. The email links to a phony web page asking for the user's credit card number, social security number, and mother's maiden name.

In Macworld's interview, Lochart suggested that iTunes was chosen as an attack method not only because of its popularity, but also because of a young user base that shows "a certain level of trust or openness when their post their name and age and school on MySpace."

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