PSA: Watch out for smishing texts with fake iCloud links<div class="feat-image">
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</div><p><a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple[/url] users are being warned to be alert to smishing texts – the name given to phishing attacks carried out by sending SMS messages – trying to capture login credentials for Apple IDs.</p>
<p>The links direct to a fake <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/icloud/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iCloud[/url] page, and for
9to5Mac readers this is really one to warn your friends about … </p>
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PSA: Watch out for smishing texts with fake iCloud links