Tag Archive for: Scam

iTunes/PayPal scam is due to phishing, not a bug? – Help Net Security

A recent flurry of iTunes customers’ reports that their accounts must have been hacked and used to execute purchases via PayPal that occasionally total up to thousands of dollars, has raised the question of …
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iTunes “security breach” was actually the result of a phishing scam – Network World Fusion

Digg Earlier today, TechCrunch posted a somewhat alarming story detailing how iTunes users were having their accounts drained by “fraudsters” via PayPal. A number of unlucky folks checking their iTunes accounts were …
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iTunes Users Victims of PayPal Phishing Scam – IT Business Edge

Numerous iTunes users have reported being victims of a scam that charges them thousands of dollars through PayPal, reports AppleInsider . John Paczkowski of Digital Daily says the scam is actually a phishing attack …
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Apple Can’t Stop Ongoing ITunes Charge Scam (Robert McMillan/PC World)

Robert McMillan / PC World:
Apple Can’t Stop Ongoing ITunes Charge Scam  —  Users of Apple’s iTunes services should keep a close eye on PayPal and credit card statements for fraudulent iTunes charges.  —  For more than a year now, scammers have been racking up unauthorized charges on iTunes accounts, leaving Apple’s customers to clean up the mess.

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