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Mac malware outpaced Windows PCs threats for first time in 2019, report saysAccording to a report from Malwarebytes on Tuesday, the number of malware threats detected on Mac endpoints outpaced those targeting Windows PCs for …
... behavior. OSX.Generic.Suspicious and scam-enabling software FakeFileOpener both topped ... -
FTC to issue $1.7M in refunds to victims of tech support scamsNearly 58,000 people will be receiving refunds after being tricked into believing their computers were infected with viruses and malware, by scammers…
... and Pennsylvania, allege that a scam that operated under the title ... scams in general. This specific scam seemed to be particularly effective ... and individuals involved with the scam in May 2017, banning them ... -
AT&T manager iPhone theft scheme & bandits with surgical masks on the Apple Crime BlotterPostal worker stole iPhones and Viagra, an AT&T manager's iPhone theft scheme, police inaction over an iPad theft, and more from the world of Apple-r…
... manager charged in iPhone theft scam Police in suburban Philadelphia announced ... -
Reminder: The US government isn't going to text you about COVID-19 paymentsThe US and UK governments have issued a new alert, warning users to avoid clicking any suspicious email or text message links related to government r…
... of an Italy-based malware scam, designed to install a keylogger ... -
Apple Store break-ins down & a pop star's MacBook mugging on the Apple Crime BlotterPhishing operations target Apple customers, an Apple Watch found in a stolen car, and other news from the Apple crime blotter. <div align="center…
... Apple users' iCloud credentials. The scam works by attackers stealing iPhones ... -
Editorial: How smartphones have shifted perceptions on police brutalityFew things have drawn more attention to police brutality incidents than the unflinching eye of smartphones -- with the iPhone in particular leading t…
... attacked by looters, robbers, or scam artists. Originally, serving guard duty ... -
OpenCore Computer attempts sale of Hackintosh systemsOpenCore Computer has launched its first desktop computer billed as a "zero-compromise Hackintosh" preinstalled with macOS Catalina and Windows 10 Pr…
... promotion in some illicit criminal scam," the statement reads. "Be warned ... -
Apple Store looting updates and iPhone tracking in the Apple Crime BlotterAn indictment for a SIM swap scam that defrauded Apple, a tracked iPhone leads to assault charges, ill-advised cursing at the judiciary, and more fro…
... indictment for a SIM swap scam that defrauded Apple, a tracked ... man charged in SIM swap scam, defrauding Apple A 20-year ... part in a SIM swap scam that involved iPhones and the ... -
Twitter says no evidence passwords were stolen in hack of high profile accountsTwitter on Thursday said it found no evidence that passwords were accessed in an unprecedented breach that saw a Bitcoin scam posted to numerous high…
... breach that saw a Bitcoin scam posted to numerous high-profile ... . To staunch the flow of scam posts, Twitter locked accounts of ... company evaluated the situation. The scam campaign targeted a number of ... -
Holding out for Apple Silicon Macs, Apple News+ audio stories, and more on the AppleInside...Twitter experiences a massive security breach, Apple releases iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, Apple News+ adds audio and local news in the US, "Apple Glass…
... , and others in a Bitcoin scam campaign. Verified Twitter accounts were ... as a result of the scam. Also this week, Apple released ... Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam campaign Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee ... -
Lawsuit claims Apple 'perpetuates' iTunes gift card scamsA class-action complaint lodged on Friday claims Apple not only enables iTunes gift card scams, which have become increasingly widespread over the pa…
... company is able to end scam transactions at multiple points in ... the true value of collective scam operations hit $1 billion, for ... court fees. iTunes Gift Card Scam Lawsuit by Mikey Campbell on ... -
Twitter confirms staff manipulated for high-profile account access by hackersTwitter's employees were manipulated into providing access to the social network's internal systems to attackers, the company has revealed in an upda…
... investigation into a recent Bitcoin scam, one that affected prominent accounts ... attackers from further spreading their scam as well as to prevent ... -
DMs of 36 high-profile Twitter accounts accessed in breachTwitter on Wednesday revealed hackers accessed the direct message inboxes of 36 high-profile accounts in an unprecedented security breach last week. …
... the July 15 attack; a scam campaign designed to dupe users ... or hackers. For Apple, the scam post will go down as ... -
Steve Wozniak suing YouTube over Bitcoin scamsApple founder Steve Wozniak is hitting back at YouTube for allowing scammers to use his likeness to promote fake bitcoin giveaway scams. <div alig…
... suing YouTube over a similar scam. Scammers have been using Wozniak ... -
Instacart user data is being sold on the dark webOver 200,000 Instacart accounts have allegedly been breached, with the data gleaned being sold now on the dark web. <div align="center"><img src="…
... compromised through an external phishing scam outside of the Instacart platform ... -
Twitter breach that impacted Apple was result of spear phishing attackTwitter continues to release information about its investigation into a massive security breach that roped a number of high-profile accounts into spa…
... spamming messages in a bitcoin scam campaign. Like many security snafus ... upcoming special events, the bitcoin scam was its first public tweet ... -
Teenager arrested for masterminding Twitter hackA 17 year-old has been arrested in Tampa, Florida and is accused of being the lead actor behind the Twitter cryptocurrency hack. <div align="cente…
... Apple's, to post a scam asking for a Bitcoin deposit ... -
Swiss family arrested for $1M counterfeit iPhone repair fraudA mother and son in Switzerland are accused of passing off fake iPhones in a $1 million warranty scam that saw them exchanged for real ones by Apple.…
... in a $1 million warranty scam that saw them exchanged for ... family are accused of a scam involving counterfeit iPhones. Both face ... said to claim that the scam cost the company $1 million ... -
Authorities identify another teenager behind massive Twitter hackFederal authorities have homed in on a 16-year-old from Massachusetts who allegedly played a significant role in the July Twitter hack. <div align…
... to launch a massive Bitcoin scam that leveraged the official accounts ... records, people responding to the scam sent the attackers around 12 ... -
Violent iPhone thefts, embezzlement, and burglary in the Apple Crime BlotterA professional poker player's iPhone passcode is used to open his safe, a superintendent accused of illicit spending on Apple Watches, and more crime…
... anyone." Fake Apple tech support scam took customer for $9,000 ... , are warning of a familiar scam in which callers claim falsely ... another tech company. One such scam was also recently reported in ... -
FTC warns of new Apple support call scamScammers are once again using the biggest names in tech to pry personal information from unsuspecting consumers, with the latest gambit involving fak…
Scammers are once again using the biggest names in tech to pry personal information from unsuspecting consumers, with the latest gambit involving fake calls from Apple support. Flagged by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday, scammers are ... -
New iOS, Android spyware targeting users in extortion campaignA new mobile spyware is targeting both <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios" target="_blank">iOS</a> and Android users in what appears to be …
... services from those sites. The scam starts when a user is ... be talking to an escort, scam victims are actually communicating with ... enterprise certificates used in the scam thus far, with one exception ... -
iPhone taken in 'crime spree' and more Capitol rioters arrested in the Apple Crime Blotter...No charges for Sen. Richard Burr, federal charges in iPhone-centered SBA fraud, an iPad damaged in a "wrong house" raid by Chicago police, and more i…
... in SBA-loans-for-iPhones scam Two Massachusetts men who were ... -
Fake App Store reviews spark developer outrage, highlighting need for enforcementAn established indie developer has highlighted an all-too-common practice of scam apps gaming the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store"…
... all-too-common practice of scam apps gaming the App ... five-star ratings for the scam apps, responding with general platitudes ... perpetrators continue to profit off scam apps in other categories. "It ... where fake reviews and other scam content can thrive. "The ... -
Apple increases scrutiny of 'irrationally high' app pricesApple is rejecting apps that have "irrationally high" in-app purchase prices, just a few weeks after a developer vented his frustrations about scams …
... that reviewers reject apps that scam or rip off users. Although ... Eleftheriou highlighted many of these scam apps, which steal features and ... -
iPadOS 14.5 adds new Scribble languages, iOS 14.5 gets tweaked app purchase sheetApple's latest beta releases continue to yield new information about upcoming features, with testers this week discovering the addition of five langu…
... heels of a report detailing scam apps that in some cases ... -
Man blames Apple for bitcoin theft by fake app in App StoreApple has been blamed for enabling a scam app to steal bitcoin worth $600,000 from a man, by listing the fake app that pretended to be by another com…
... been blamed for enabling a scam app to steal bitcoin ... features," many of which were scam apps. Christodoulou isn't the ... have been affected by the scam, with Coinfirm claiming five people ... Developers have also complained about scam apps that attempt to copy ... -
Tim Cook's interview, Find My on third-party devices, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast...On this week's episode of the AppleInsider podcast, your hosts discuss Apple CEO Tim Cook's wide-ranging interview, the opening of Find My to third-p…
... ten years Another $1 million scam app surfaces amid App Store ... -
Coalition for App Fairness wants iOS app distribution to work like WindowsThe Coalition for App Fairness wants a more open <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios">iOS</a> platform with a better review process, outside…
... or unreasonable app submission denials, scam apps earning millions of dollars ... process is broken and allows scam apps through while making it ... . He has been surfacing multiple scam apps that bring in millions ... -
App Store, Hey, and antitrust: An interview with David Heinemeier Hansson on the AppleInsi...Founder and CTO of Basecamp and Hey, David Heinemeier Hansson recounts their battle with Apple and the policy changes needed in the App Store. <di…
... and people tweeting all these scam apps that have made it ... of these scams showed a scam, I think it was last ... million or something off that scam? Like they're literally complicit ...
