Apple Platform Security Pop-Up Scam
Summary
Anyone who lands on the page of the scheme will first see a massive pop-up window carrying the Safari icon and having Apple Platform Security written on the top. To induce panic in the user, the misleading message claims that the Mac computer has been blocked due to being infected with a Trojan and spyware threats. Apparently, the users data - email credentials, banking details, Facebook logins, pictures, and documents, has already been compromised. To prevent this terrible outcome, the tactic urges its victims to contact the provided telephone number that is presented as belonging to Apple support. If you encounter the Apple Platform Security pop-up scam or any of the countless similar deceiving pages, do not pay attention to any of their bogus claims.
