Received AppleID remote login SMS, please do not click on it!

The first time I encountered this kind of thing, it was too scaryRecently, Ms. Xie (pseudonym), a resident from another city, shared her almost deceived experience on social media: her Apple ID (note: Apple account) was modified 13 times by strangers in the early morning

The first time I encountered this kind of thing, it was too scary

Recently, Ms. Xie (pseudonym), a resident from another city, shared her almost deceived experience on social media: her Apple ID (note: Apple account) was modified 13 times by strangers in the early morning. After a tug of war, she finally prevented her ID from being tampered with by scammers, but all data on her phone, including photos and address book, was deleted.

She said that after receiving the so-called AppleID remote login text message, she didn't pay attention to the source of the message and directly clicked on the message prompt link to fill in her relevant information. Fortunately, she discovered it in a timely manner.

Apple officials have also issued reminders

Never use your AppleID

Disclosure of password or verification code to anyone

Also, do not open links in suspicious or harassing information

Sawing in the early morning

Account has been modified 13 times by strangers

Ms. Xie introduced that recently, she received a pop-up window for logging in to an Apple phone's remote device, and was now alert to clicking 'Do not allow' remote login. Shortly after, I received a text message stating "There is a security issue with AppleID" and attached a link. Due to nervousness at the time, she saw the words' Apple 'at the beginning of the message and thought she had received an official reminder from Apple. She was also worried about the issue with double authentication of her account, so she clicked on the link.

Ms. Xie's SMS screenshot

After clicking the link, Ms. Xie found that it was the same website as Apple's official website in her opinion, and she filled in her ID and password without much thought. Unexpectedly, around 1am the next day, her Apple phone received multiple pop-up windows for remote device login again. She kept clicking 'not allowed', but was still forced to log in and cleared all the photos and other data saved in the original phone! At the same time, Ms. Xie received an email notification that her AppleID password was being changed. Moreover, the AppleID is bound to a bank card, and if it is mastered by others, it will suffer huge losses.

For this, she rushed to revise her information back in a race against time. But every time she made a modification, the other party would tamper with it again... until after 4am, both sides went through 13 rounds of "tug of war", and finally, she saved her AppleID.

Screenshot of Ms. Xie's AppleID password repeatedly modified by strangers

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Phishing SMS link high imitation official website

Many users on social media have reported encountering similar scams. So, if Ms. Xie doesn't discover it in time, what will happen next?

According to media reports, Ms. Wang was stolen for over 6000 yuan after clicking on the link in the Apple ID remote login SMS. Her previous experience was very similar to Ms. Xie, who clicked on the scam SMS link and filled in her own AppleID and password. That night, Ms. Wang received an email stating that her AppleID information had been updated. And without her knowledge, the scammer added a trusted phone number to her ID. Subsequently, Ms. Wang's bank card was stolen and swiped 14 times.

The so-called "AppleID remote login SMS" is actually a phishing SMS by a scammer, whose link points to a highly imitated Apple official website. After the scammed user enters the AppleID and password, the scammer can obtain the user's information, thereby achieving theft and profit.

Important reminder

Do not open links in suspicious information

Ms. Xie said that she has set up Alipay, which is bound to her Apple ID. A security lock has been added, and prevention functions such as night protection, game protection, and large amount protection have been enabled to avoid being stolen and swiped in the future if the wrong link is clicked. At the same time, she also set a monthly limit in the Apple zone of Alipay.

If you accidentally click on the link on the phishing message to fill in your account password information, it is also possible to delete the fraudster's number from the trusted device. Click on "Settings" - "AppleID, iClock, Media and Purchase Items" - "Password and Security" to view the trusted phone number code. You can directly remove the unfamiliar number to ensure that the associated bank card is not stolen.

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Important reminder

Do not click on unfamiliar links

Personal information not filled in

If you find any suspicious situation, you can call 110 as soon as possible

Transferred from People's Daily Science Popularization

Source: Yantai Public Security

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