Phishing for a Mac

John Leyden of the Register reported:

"Email fraudsters are targeting Apple fans in a change of tactic from standard phishing attacks. Commonly bogus emails that form the basis of phishing attacks pose as security messages from online banks in an attempt to dupe a tiny proportion of recipients, who happen to be customers of the bank, into visiting a bogus site on handing over account information.

eBay account details are also often targeted in a similar way but the latest scam emails, sent out last weekend, target Apple IDs. Armed with an Apple ID and password, fraudsters have access to user's iTunes Music Store account and their AppleStore account, information that might allow them to buy computers, software, peripherals under a false identity."

For the full story, read: Phishing fraudsters target Apple.

It appears Apple is the latest victim of being popular, which is what these scams seem to target.

In case you want to learn more about how to avoid a phishing scam, the Anti Phishing Working Group has an excellent page on their site: How to Avoid Phishing Scams.

The APWG (Anti Phishing Working Group) home page can be viewed by clicking on the title of this post.