The Center for Forecasting Criminal Threats and Public Security Risks of the Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Accounting of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan warns of the threat of online fraud against iPhone owners.

According to foreign sources (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lost-iphone-dont-fall-for-phishing-texts-saying-it-was-found/, https://itc.ua/news/moshennyky-obmanyvayut-vladeltsev-ukradennyh-iphone-falshyvymy-soobshhenyyamy-apple-find-my/), attackers are sending fake SMS or iMessage messages claiming to be Apple with an attached phishing link, stating the model, color, and memory capacity of the supposedly found iPhone, thereby creating the impression that the notification is genuine.

By clicking the pinned link, the user is redirected to a fake page, visually identical to Apple's Find My service, which transmits the user's Apple ID login and password to scammers.

This allows attackers to bypass the iPhone's activation lock and gain access to the device and personal information.

Given that this type of threat is rapidly spreading, we strongly recommend:

- Avoid clicking suspicious links;

- Use a separate email address if you want to display contact information on the lost device's lock screen;

- Protect the SIM card with a PIN to make it more difficult to access;

- Check the device only through icloud.com/find.

Remain vigilant and maintain cybersecurity.

Center for Forecasting Criminal Threats and Public Security Risks of the Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Accounting of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanay/press/news/details/1109879?lang=kk