Apple have issued a warning to iPhone users to be wary of a new phishing scam doing the rounds which attempts to gain access to user’s personal information via iCloud.
Users have received texts and emails that read something like this:
Anyone else received one of these Apple ID texts? Is it all above board or is it some kind of phishing scam? pic.twitter.com/KUfMZtggUF
— Dave Vitty (@davidvitty) April 16, 2016
“Your Apple ID is due to expire today. Prevent this by confirming your Apple ID at http://appleexpired.co.uk – Apple Inc.”
Apple have urged users not to click on the link, which opens to a webpage that requests your iCloud username and password.
Here’s Apple’s official guidelines on dealing with phishing attempts.