The fake email message below which claims that the recipients' Apple IDs were used to sign into iCloud via a web browser is a phishing scam. The fake email has links in it that go to a phishing Apple website which steals account usernames and password. The phishing website steals account credentials by asking visitors to sign-in with their Apple account usernames and passwords. Now, any attempt to sign into the fake or phishing website will result in the visitors’ Apple account credentials being sent to the cybercriminals responsible for the scam. Once the cyber crooks have gotten possession of the stolen account credentials, they will use it to hijack their victims’ Apple accounts and use the same accounts fraudulently.
The "Your Apple ID was used to Sign in to iCloud via a Web Browser" Phishing Scam
From: "apple@id.applemail.com" <noreply-costumerserviceidapple074293023@live.co.uk>
Date: September 22, 2017 at 12:26:34 PM PDT
Subject: [Apple Report] Your Apple ID was used to sign in to iCloud via a web browser
Apple
Dear Client,
We detected that someone logged into your Apple ID from an unknown device.
Thats why as a security measure we have to block your Apple ID to keep you safe from unauthorised activities.
Was that you?
Device : Mozilla/5.0 (Macintoshs; Intel Mac OS X 10.8; rv:21.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/21.0
IP : 185.12.45.110
Location : Swivice- ss.
if not please review this activity as soon as possible by completing some detail restore full access to your account.
Your account will be locked if we didn't receive any response from you in more than twenty four hours.
Sincerely,
Apple Support
Apple users should never click on a link in an email message to sign into their accounts. They should instead, go directly to https://appleid.apple.com/ and sign-in from there. If there is something wrong with their accounts, they will be alerted after signing in. Users who were tricked by the phishing scam, are asked to change their Apple account passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently. For those users who are unable to change their passwords, are asked to contact Apple Technical Support for help.