New Mac Attack is tricking Users into thinking their Computer is locked.
According to LayerX Labs, who have been tracking this campaign for more than a year, the phishing attack attempts to trick Mac users into thinking that their computers have been “locked” via a fake security warning that pops up while users are browsing the web.
https://layerxsecurity.com/blog/layerx-identifies-new-phishing-campaign-targeted-at-mac-users/
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The webpage then appears to be frozen which, like most phishing attempts, adds a sense of urgency and fear that something is wrong with your computer. The window that appears displays a warning that the computer has been subjected to a trojan virus and asks the user to enter in their Mac username and password.
The warning message [captured in a screenshot by LayerX Labs], contains some glaring errors that show it’s not legitimate: It does not conform to any of Apple’s styling either in color or general appearance and misspells macOS as “MacOS.”
It also provides a phone number to contact “support,” however, when [Macworld] called this number they only got a message playback that said the recipient was not available and to call back between 8am and 5pm – even though they were calling during that time frame. The number is obviously fake and will likely never be answered.
<https://www.macworld.com/article/2642938/new-mac-phishing-attack-causes-fake-freezes-to-nab-your-apple-id-password.html>](https://friendica-leipzig.de/photo/preview/600/821761 "[ImageSource: LayerX Labs]
The webpage then appears to be frozen which, like most phishing attempts, adds a sense of urgency and fear that something is wrong with your computer. The window that appears displays a warning that the computer has been subjected to a trojan virus and asks the user to enter in their Mac username and password.
The warning message [captured in a screenshot by LayerX Labs], contains some glaring errors that show it’s not legitimate: It does not conform to any of Apple’s styling either in color or general appearance and misspells macOS as “MacOS.”
It also provides a phone number to contact “support,” however, when [Macworld] called this number they only got a message playback that said the recipient was not available and to call back between 8am and 5pm – even though they were calling during that time frame. The number is obviously fake and will likely never be answered.
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According to LayerX Labs, who have been tracking this campaign for more than a year, the phishing attack attempts to trick Mac users into thinking that their computers have been “locked” via a fake security warning that pops up while users are browsing the web.
https://layerxsecurity.com/blog/layerx-identifies-new-phishing-campaign-targeted-at-mac-users/
#apple #macos #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #tech #news
![[ImageSource: LayerX Labs]
The webpage then appears to be frozen which, like most phishing attempts, adds a sense of urgency and fear that something is wrong with your computer. The window that appears displays a warning that the computer has been subjected to a trojan virus and asks the user to enter in their Mac username and password.
The warning message [captured in a screenshot by LayerX Labs], contains some glaring errors that show it’s not legitimate: It does not conform to any of Apple’s styling either in color or general appearance and misspells macOS as “MacOS.”
It also provides a phone number to contact “support,” however, when [Macworld] called this number they only got a message playback that said the recipient was not available and to call back between 8am and 5pm – even though they were calling during that time frame. The number is obviously fake and will likely never be answered.
<https://www.macworld.com/article/2642938/new-mac-phishing-attack-causes-fake-freezes-to-nab-your-apple-id-password.html>](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/223/204/816/717/565/original/c3108acab7427601.jpeg "[ImageSource: LayerX Labs]
The webpage then appears to be frozen which, like most phishing attempts, adds a sense of urgency and fear that something is wrong with your computer. The window that appears displays a warning that the computer has been subjected to a trojan virus and asks the user to enter in their Mac username and password.
The warning message [captured in a screenshot by LayerX Labs], contains some glaring errors that show it’s not legitimate: It does not conform to any of Apple’s styling either in color or general appearance and misspells macOS as “MacOS.”
It also provides a phone number to contact “support,” however, when [Macworld] called this number they only got a message playback that said the recipient was not available and to call back between 8am and 5pm – even though they were calling during that time frame. The number is obviously fake and will likely never be answered.
<https://www.macworld.com/article/2642938/new-mac-phishing-attack-causes-fake-freezes-to-nab-your-apple-id-password.html>")
LayerX Labs Identifies New Phishing Campaign Targeted at Mac Users - LayerX
A new phishing attack campaign, targeting Mac users and identified by LayerX Labs, shows the trials and tribulations of combating online phishing, and how attacks morph and shift in response to adaptations by security tools.Or Eshed (LayerX)
