Phone scammers are tricking people with claims of an iCloud hack (AAPL)

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If you get a phone call claiming to be from Apple warning of an iCloud breach, beware: It's a trick. Telephone scammers are cold-calling people, claiming that iCloud, Apple's cloud service, has been hacked, and asking them to give up their accounts details. They seem to be exploiting the recent headlines about a group of hackers who claim to have access to hundreds of millions of iCloud user accounts. (In short: iCloud wasn't hacked, although bad password practices mean many people's accounts are still vulnerable — but more on that in a moment.) There are numerous accounts of people being called by the fraudsters online. Glenn Fleishman, writing for Macworld, says his wife was called five times by them . Twitter is full of similar tales — with some people falling for the phishing scam. If you guys get a random call from "Apple Support" don't fall for it guys. I just got hacked and lost all my money. http://pic.twitter.com/trcI4TKkHB — steff (@steffartnieee) March 27, 2017 Have you gotten a call from scammers claiming to be Apple saying your iCloud infor was compromised... They called to Harris Jack 6 times! http://pic.twitter.com/PMberwR8yR — Henry Rosoff (@HenryKIRO7) March 30, 2017 Gone Phishing: Twice today robot calls warning me of an iCloud breach with a Call back # 844-822-2855 Apple says this is BOGUS. — Paul Bergman (@ThePaulBergman) February 28, 2017 The scam is a simple one. The potential victim receives an automated message that cla ...

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