![]() "If you get an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be from Apple, hang up and contact us directly," the company says. On its website, the company offers advice on how to deal with different scams, including phone calls. ![]() Remember: If anyone calls you claiming that your computer is broken they are most probably lying."Īpple didn't immediately provide a comment on the report. ![]() "The exploit is unique because it allows callers to masquerade as other callers essentially by polluting search results with junk information that makes one number look like the contact number for a real company," Krebs wrote on his blog. Screenshot of the spoofed Apple support number. That number is "a known phishing source," the security analyst said. The message then gives a 1-866 number to call back. The scam starts an automated call showing Apple's logo, address and legitimate Apple phone number that warns the user to return the call because of a data breach, according to the security website. You know those voice mails you get claiming to be from "Windows support"? It looks like scammers are upping their game with convincing phishing calls claiming to be from Apple, security expert Brian Krebs said in a report Thursday.
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