WARNING: iPhone users should be aware not open text messages from 'Apple'
iPhone owners in the UK are being warned about an increasing number of phishing campaigns aimed at stealing important personal details.
Over the past few months a number of elaborate attacks have already attempted to dupe iPhone owners into handing over user names and passwords.
And according to security researchers at FireEye it's a growing problem.
These phising campaigns are used to unearth the Apple ID and passwords of Apple users, which can be used to gain entry to their accounts – and can be combined with stolen credit card information to make purchases via the Apple Store.
Some 86 phishing domains have already been logged since January 2016.
Concerned Apple fans have previously reached out to Daily Star Online after they received text messages that claimed to be from iTunes warning them that their account was now frozen.
Users were told that to validate their iTunes account and avoid suspension, they had to follow a link.
In another scam iPhone owners also received an iMessage claiming to be from Apple iSupport and warning users that their iCloud Account was about to expire.
The messages even included offical Apple branding and the user's name at the beginning of the text.
FAKE: A message received by the Daily Star shows how scammers try and steal your details
FireEye traced the location information from the IP addresses of the fraudulent Apple login pages and noted that they all pointed to locations within in the UK.
That suggests the scams are being kickstarted and hosted in the UK – worrying news for British iPhone users.
Apple warns users about fakes emails and texts which often appear legitimate.
A message on the US tech firm's website explains the dangers of these malicious emails, stating: "The iTunes Store will never ask you to provide personal information or sensitive account information (such as passwords or credit card numbers) via email.
"Email messages that contain attachments or links to non-Apple websites are from sources other than Apple, although they may appear to be from the iTunes Store.
"Most often, these attachments are malicious and should not be opened.
"You should never enter your Apple account information on any non-Apple website."
Source: DailyStar UK
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