{"id":402,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=402"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'Your-Apple-iCloud-ID-Expires-Today'-SMS-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=402","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Your Apple iCloud ID Expires Today&#8217; SMS Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nSMS purporting to be from iCloud claims that your Apple iCloud ID expires today and you should therefore follow a link in the message to confirm details and prevent account \u00a0termination.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe SMS is not from iCloud support as claimed. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID login credentials as well as your credit card numbers and other sensitive personal information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[Name] Your Apple iCloud ID expires today. To prevent termination confirm<\/p>\n<p>your details at \u00a0[Web address] \u00a0&#8211; iCloud<\/p>\n<p>Support<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1639\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/your-apple-icloud-id-expires-today-sms-scam\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1216\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1-197x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1-674x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1639\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1.jpg\" alt=\"iCloud ID expires scam text message\" width=\"800\" height=\"1216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/icloud-id-expires-scam-text-1-132x200.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to this SMS, which purports to be from iCloud Support, your Apple iCloud ID expires today. The message claims that, to prevent termination of your Apple \u00a0ID, you must follow a link and confirm your details.<\/p>\n<p>However, the SMS is not from &#8216;iCloud Support&#8217; or anybody else at Apple. And, the claim that your Apple \u00a0ID is set to expire is untrue. In fact, the SMS is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID and password, your credit card details, and other personal information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the link in the message, you will be taken to a fake Apple website and asked to login with your Apple ID and password. The fake page has been built to closely mirror the appearance of the genuine Apple website. After &#8216;logging in&#8217; on the fake site, a popup message will appear that claims that your Apple account has been locked for security reasons.<\/p>\n<p>If you then click the &#8216;Unlock&#8217; link, you will be taken to another fake page that asks you to confirm your account by providing your credit card numbers and your name, address, and contact details. It may also collect other \u00a0sensitive information by tricking you into answering supposed account security questions.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, all of the information you supply on the fake site can be collected by criminals and used \u00a0to hijack your Apple account and commit credit card fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>The web address contained in the SMS may vary in different versions of the scam.<\/p>\n<p>Apple account phishing scams are very common and are regularly <a title=\"'We Don't Recognize The Device You're Using' Apple ID Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/we-dont-recognize-the-device-youre-using-apple-id-phishing-scam\/\">distributed via email<\/a> as well as via SMS. In fact, criminals are <a title=\"Cybercriminals Using Text Messages To Distribute PayPal Phishing Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/cybercriminals-using-text-messages-to-distribute-paypal-phishing-scams\/\">increasingly using SMS<\/a> as a means of contacting potential victims. \u00a0If you receive one of these messages, do not follow any links that it contains.<\/p>\n<p>The Apple website includes <a title=\"Phishing &amp; Other Suspicious Emails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/more-resources\/phishing\/\">information about phishing scams<\/a> and how to report them.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\"\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: April 20, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: April 20, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"'We Don't Recognize The Device You're Using' Apple ID Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/we-dont-recognize-the-device-youre-using-apple-id-phishing-scam\/\">&#8216;We Don&#8217;t Recognize The Device You&#8217;re Using&#8217; Apple ID Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Phishing Scams - Anti-Phishing Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/phisher-scams.html\">Phishing Scams &#8211; Anti-Phishing Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Phishing &amp; Other Suspicious Emails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/more-resources\/phishing\/\">Phishing &amp; Other Suspicious Emails<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Cybercriminals Using Text Messages To Distribute PayPal Phishing Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/cybercriminals-using-text-messages-to-distribute-paypal-phishing-scams\/\">Cybercriminals Using Text Messages To Distribute PayPal Phishing Scams<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/your-apple-icloud-id-expires-today-sms-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/your-apple-icloud-id-expires-today-sms-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: SMS purporting to be from iCloud claims that your Apple iCloud ID expires today and you should therefore follow a link in the message to confirm details and prevent account \u00a0termination. Brief Analysis: The SMS is not from iCloud support as claimed. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your Apple ID login [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}