One way to tell its a fake is the website address is “skype-online0345”, which is probably meant to look like Office365. In fact it automatically fills in your email address, so all you have to do is fill in the password. And the website address starts with the phrase “Skype-online.” But its a fake to capture your login username and password. That will lead to a login page that looks like it’s from Skype. The message says you have a number of pending notifications, and to see them click on the Review button.
The emails seen by a security company called Cofense have the subject line “Notification” and the victim’s email address.
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“These potential issues will be addressed in a software update soon,” the statement added.Īttention Skype users: A hacker is trying to infect your device by sending an email that looks like it came from the Skype team. The researcher identified three issues in Mail, but alone they are insufficient to bypass iPhone and iPad security protections, and we have found no evidence they were used against customers.” “We have thoroughly investigated the researcher’s report and, based on the information provided, have concluded these issues do not pose an immediate risk to our users. U PDATE: Many news services are quoting a statement from Apple casting doubt on the ZecOps conclusion.
iPhone and iPad users should be looking for it. Apple has been notified and is expected to release a quick fix shortly. ZecOps believes devices of six specific people have already been hacked. In some cases a victim will be infected without having to click on the email to read it. There’s no attachment that has to be clicked. A San Francisco security company called ZecOps says the problem allows a hacker to infect a device by sending a specially-crafted email. To hear the podcast click on the arrow below:Īttention iPhone and iPad users: Executives, reporters and others worry about their security are being warned to temporarily not use the standard email app that comes with those Apple devices after the discovery of a serious vulnerability. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for.
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