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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5-21-2008 @ 8:20AM
Tom said...
It's beginning...
As Apple becomes more popular it'll only get attacked more and more by scum bags of the internet. I don't want a virus-filled OS X!
...Perhaps I'm looking too far into the future, but at the rate of success Apple are achieving...
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5-21-2008 @ 9:39AM
Dan Parmelee said...
^ Is already running ClamXav in anticipation. :-)
I would think crap mails like this would go straight to spam. Phishing stuff is so easy to detect these days...
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5-22-2008 @ 5:08PM
Robert Williams said...
Dan, you heard about the clam engine exploit from about a month ago?
I've never used clam, so I don't know if it automatically updates the engine code or if it just gets the latest definitions.
If you haven't you want to get the latest program revision.