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Scam Alert: iPhone Users Warned Not To Answer This Type Of Call Scam Alert: iPhone Users Warned Not To Answer This Type Of Call
Scam Alert: iPhone Users Warned Not To Answer This Type Of Call Scammers are running a sophisticated scheme warning iPhone users that there has been suspicious activity on their iCloud accounts. The new scam involves fraudsters making phony calls posing as Apple support staff. The calls look authentic because an actual Apple support number from a local Apple number and Apple logo will display on the screen. The callers use spoofing technology to alter the numbers that show up on the caller ID. The schemers then go to work attempting to steal information about iCloud accounts and passwords. Apple's website states that if a customer gets a call claiming…

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by Zak Failla
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Personal Info Of 50 Million Facebook Users Breached In Attack Personal Info Of 50 Million Facebook Users Breached In Attack
Personal Info Of 50 Million Facebook Users Breached In Attack Millions of people are not going to “like” hearing that a hacker gained access to Facebook accounts in the latest cyber attack to strike the company. A hacker gained access to the information of nearly 50 million Facebook user accounts in what appears to be the largest security breach in the company’s history. In a message posted on Friday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a White Plains native who attended Ardsley High School, said that “we do not yet know whether these accounts were misused, but we are continuing to look into this and will update when we learn more.” Facebook said that the …

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by Zak Failla