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@Olly42@nerdculture.deNew Mac Attack is tricking Users into thinking their Computer is locked.
According to LayerX Labs, who have been tracking this campaign for more than a year, the phishing attack attempts to trick Mac users into thinking that their computers have been “locked” via a fake security warning that pops up while users are browsing the web.
https://layerxsecurity.com/blog/layerx-identifies-new-phishing-campaign-targeted-at-mac-users/
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![[ImageSource: LayerX Labs]
The webpage then appears to be frozen which, like most phishing attempts, adds a sense of urgency and fear that something is wrong with your computer. The window that appears displays a warning that the computer has been subjected to a trojan virus and asks the user to enter in their Mac username and password.
The warning message [captured in a screenshot by LayerX Labs], contains some glaring errors that show it’s not legitimate: It does not conform to any of Apple’s styling either in color or general appearance and misspells macOS as “MacOS.”
It also provides a phone number to contact “support,” however, when [Macworld] called this number they only got a message playback that said the recipient was not available and to call back between 8am and 5pm – even though they were calling during that time frame. The number is obviously fake and will likely never be answered.
<https://www.macworld.com/article/2642938/new-mac-phishing-attack-causes-fake-freezes-to-nab-your-apple-id-password.html>](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/223/204/816/717/565/original/c3108acab7427601.jpeg "[ImageSource: LayerX Labs]
The webpage then appears to be frozen which, like most phishing attempts, adds a sense of urgency and fear that something is wrong with your computer. The window that appears displays a warning that the computer has been subjected to a trojan virus and asks the user to enter in their Mac username and password.
The warning message [captured in a screenshot by LayerX Labs], contains some glaring errors that show it’s not legitimate: It does not conform to any of Apple’s styling either in color or general appearance and misspells macOS as “MacOS.”
It also provides a phone number to contact “support,” however, when [Macworld] called this number they only got a message playback that said the recipient was not available and to call back between 8am and 5pm – even though they were calling during that time frame. The number is obviously fake and will likely never be answered.
<https://www.macworld.com/article/2642938/new-mac-phishing-attack-causes-fake-freezes-to-nab-your-apple-id-password.html>")