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Scammers offer to help iPhone developers defraud AppleThird party iPhone App Store developers have received propositions from a scammer offering to buy large volumes of their iPhone applications and then…
... the proceeds with developers, the scammers could easily syphon thousands of ... Macworld Expo keynote. If the scammers understand how to manipulate the ... little risk to the scammer. Scammers initially attempted to market illegitimate ... -
Apple to lock iOS app screenshots upon submission to halt scammersIn a change of App Store policy, Apple announced on Wednesday that screenshots attached to app submissions will be locked in once they are approved, …
... , looks to stymie attempts from scammers who would submit an app ... -
Hactivist attacks against Jihad/Al QuaedaHactivists do a lot of good work, such as protecting consumers from internet scammers (<a href="http://www.scamorama.com" target="_blank">www.scamora…
... as protecting consumers from internet scammers (www.scamorama.com). Other activities ... -
Take that ya dirty scammers!!!Cruising the BBC news site yielded this rather humorous story. Enjoy. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3887493.stm" target="_blank">h…
Cruising the BBC news site yielded this rather humorous story. Enjoy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3887493.stm -
Anyone know why Nigeria needs laptops?I am having the hardest time selling my Sony Vaio notebook on Ebay. I had a buy it now price that sold twice, both to two brand new members. The fi…
... confused as why these potential scammers pick Nigeria as a shipping ... -
New trojan attacks mac<div class="quote-container"><span>Quote:</span> <div class="quote-block"> New Apple Trojan Means Mac Hunting Season Is Open<br /> By Ryan Singel Ema…
... users' logins and passwords. The scammers could then use that info ... -
(SonicSIM Card 1.0 / TurboSIM / StealthSIM) Opinions, experiences, do these work??Like a fish out of water here. Will be receiving my "American" 1.1.2 iPhone very shortly (if not tomorrow). Obviously I'd love to use it as…
... with regards to this. The scammers are ready to pounce. Do ... -
UK Police bust global iPhone crime ringCity of London detectives have arrested 9 suspected members of a fraud conspiracy involving thousands of stolen iPhones and millions of pounds worth …
... the SIM cards to phone scammers and ship the handsets overseas ... -
Scammers steal from users' PayPal accounts through Apple's iTunesA phishing scam relies on hijacking users' iTunes accounts linked to PayPal, giving thieves the ability to drain money from someone's online account …
A phishing scam relies on hijacking users' iTunes accounts linked to PayPal, giving thieves the ability to drain money from someone's online account [updated]. Update:Various users have reported being charged thousands of dollars through the scam, in ... -
Russian online payment site linked to MacDefender malware scamAfter a raid on Russian payment giant Chronopay's offices, authorities have found evidence linking the company to the MacDefender fake anti-virus sca…
... -virus distribution networks found that scammers were using highly profitable pay ... -
New scam digs for billing information from Apple customersSecurity firms have issued warnings regarding a new "well-crafted" phishing scam that attempts to fool customers into providing their Apple…
... information. Credit: Intego. In August, scammers set out to trick Apple ... -
Mobile malware exploding, but only for AndroidMalware targeting mobile devices is rapidly growing in both the number of variants found in the wild and in their complexity and sophistication, but …
... to that which surrounds Windows." Scammers single out Android users with ... lots of fertile ground for scammers to harvest.Apple developed iOS ... -
PSA: Don't use P2P money transfer services like Venmo with people you don't knowWhile smartphone-based person-to-person payment services are convenient, they aren't necessarily a secure or guaranteed way to receive money. If you'…
... you don't personally know. Scammers have found ways to exploit ... the system published by Slate, scammers can ensure victims never receive ... -
Oregon police bust crime ring attempting to ship $750K+ worth of iPhones to Hong KongTipped off by a suspect buying hundreds of iPhones with Apple gift cards, police in Oregon have cracked down on an organized crime ring that they say…
... ideal candidates for thieves and scammers. iPhone smuggling and black market ... -
AT&T to pay $7.75M for allowing phone bill 'cramming'The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced AT&T will pay $7.75 million in fines and refunds for allowing scammers to operate a "crammi…
... fines and refunds for allowing scammers to operate a "cramming" scheme ... -
Fake apps on Apple App Stores seeing a pre-holiday surge, purges ongoingFake apps have always been a problem to some extent on Apple's App Stores, with the latest round from China focusing on brands without dedicated apps…
... would never arrive, with the scammers collecting user information and credit ... -
Apple's iOS 10.3 patches mobile Safari bug used in ransomware campaignNefarious actors using a mobile Safari exploit to extort iTunes gift cards from unwitting iOS device users will need to look elsewhere, as Apple patc…
... JavaScript pop-up windows, ransomware scammers primarily targeted users viewing pornographic ... in iOS 10.2 allowed scammers to enact an endless loop ... to the method's success. Scammers would carry out attacks from ... -
Apple warns customers about phishing emails, details legitimate communicationApple last week posted a new support document to its website detailing a few tips designed to help customers distinguish official emails from phishin…
... or iTunes Store," Apple explains scammers and other nefarious actors might ... a current billing address, information scammers are unlikely to have. If ... -
The IRS does not accept iTunes gift cards, don't get scammedA recent op-ed reminds U.S. citizens that Internal Revenue Service impersonators are out in force this tax season and, like last year and year before…
... with iTunes gift cards. Phone scammers work year round, but it ... fallen prey to tax phone scammers, paying out over $54 million ... -
Stolen Apple account credentials can be acquired from 'dark web' markets for just $15Account credentials for Apple's online services are being sold by online scammers for an average of $15.39, a report into stolen account sales on the…
... are being sold by online scammers for an average of $15 ... -
The day Apple Watch solved a murder: An Apple crime roundupAn Australian murder was solved using Apple Watch data, a scuffle broke out in an Apple Store over headphones, and an unfounded accusation of iPhone …
... phone scam reported in Wisconsin Scammers falsely claiming to be from ... -
Fake U.S. Marshal steals an iPhone, Thailand 'iPhone killers,' and more from the Apple cri...A change in sentence for Thailand's "iPad killers," a court decision about Facebook logins, iPhone theft by ice cream vendors and more in this roundu…
... to ABC 15 in Phoenix, scammers have tried to carry out ... -
Future iPhones could automatically detect nuisance callers using spoofed phone numbersApple is seemingly attempting to combat the problem of phone scammers and other types of nuisance callers, by coming up with a method to detect if th…
... combat the problem of phone scammers and other types of nuisance ... -
Apple seemingly cracking down on 'scammy' subscription appsApple appears to be ridding the App Store of so-called "scammy" apps after multiple media outlets exposed questionable pricing tactics that dupe user…
... of users. In many cases, "scammers" take advantage of Apple's ... -
Crime blotter: AirDrop Cyberflashing rises, iPad theft leads to high-speed chase, and Appl...Two Apple thefts in the same part of New Jersey, an indictment for a professor who spent thousands of federal grant money on Apple purchases, and mor…
... didn't hear from the scammers again. Professor spent thousands in ... -
New phishing scam masquerades as Apple support callThe latest scam targeting Apple device users is particularly insidious, appearing to come as a call from the company's real phone support number, acc…
... in most phishing incidents the scammers are likely baiting people into ... -
Crime blotter: A Walmart iPhone theft ring, New Hampshire delivery scammers sentencedPolice are seeking a pair of thieves nabbing Apple gear late at night from WalMarts, 1400 iPads lifted by civil servant, FedEx employees nabbed for g…
Police are seeking a pair of thieves nabbing Apple gear late at night from WalMarts, 1400 iPads lifted by civil servant, FedEx employees nabbed for grabbing Apple packages, and more in the latest Apple-related crime blotter. The latest in an occasional ... -
Apple crime blotter: 'virtual kidnapping,' Floridians warned about iCloud scam, movie mone...Apple iPhone and iCloud-related scams, Texas seeks to ban lewd unsolicited AirDrops, money printed for motion pictures used to buy an iPhone, iPads p…
... apart when the person the scammers called turned out to be ...
