The "Password for Your Apple hаѕ bееn Reset" email message below which claims that a recovery request for the recipients' Apple ID has been made, is another attempt by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ Apple account credentials. 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 "Password for Your Apple hаѕ bееn Reset" Phishing Scam
Subject: Password for your Apple hаѕ bееn Reset [ ID : EFY7EJP
Dear Client
An account recovery request for your Apple ID (@hotmail.com ) was made from the web near Pasadena, CA on Saturday, 23 Jun 2018. The contact phone number provided was +1 (213) XXX-0884.
You will receive a text or a phone call at this number when your account is ready to recover. For updated status information or to provide additional information to help recover your account, visit https://iforgot.apple.com
If you didn’t make this request or do not recognize the information kpresented above, you should cancel account recovery immediately to keep your account secure.
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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.