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Apple Security fortress breached – Money Extorted!

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iOS App Scam: Apple Technology exploited by scammers to make money Bio-metric based security , such as Fingerprint authentication, is proved to be the most secure & convenient measure to safeguard your systems and applications.  Fingerprint sensing  in particular is becoming increasingly common and product-differentiating feature in smart phones, tablets and PCs. However, fingerprint authentication also raises security concerns that can be best addressed with users vigilance and awareness. Apple’s Touch ID bio-metric technology was recently abused to beguile fitness freaks. Multiple delusive fitness- tracking apps available at Apple App Store fraudulently used Apple’s touch ID platform to trick users into making payments. To fetch the fitness data users were prompted to scan their fingerprints. On doing so the app activated the dodgy payment mechanism to drain  $99 to $140 USD  from a saved credit card or other payment sources. These hoax apps –  F...

Apple Security Virus Detected’ Scam Users of their login credentials

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Many Apple iPhone users have been receiving a notification message alerting them that their iPhone has a Fake ‘ Apple Security Virus Detected ’ threat. If they don’t take immediate action then their iPhone will be prone to viruses and there is a chance that they might end up losing all their data. This Notification is shown to the user if the Safari or Chrome Browser has been infected by an adware. The adware displays these notifications to bait the user into giving out their login credentials for iCloud account or their banking details. Many users panic and are scared when they see this message as it is made to look authentic and is designed to feel that there really is a threat which is affecting their iPhone. The user should not click ‘OK’ or have any kind of interaction with the notification message. If the user is not careful then the notification message can redirect the user to new threats or websites which can ask for login credentials in order to log in the threa...