It’s not necessarily a big surprise that cybercriminals are trying to use the new iPhone frenzy to boost their revenues, but social media security firm ZeroFox warns that scams promising free Apple devices to users are growing at an alarming rate these days following the launch of new iPhones.
ZeroFox revealed in a study that going after users on social media has become the preferred method for scammers, who are trying to convince those on Facebook, Instagram, Google Plus, and YouTube to load certain websites for a chance to get a “FREE iPhone.”
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Out of 532 analyzed websites that promise such goodies, no less than 74 of them were found to spread malware, while the rest of them pointed users to forms asking for personal information or other types of data. Simply filling in these forms generates revenue for scammers, but in some cases, they could a… (read more)
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