The email takes the user to an Apple look alike site that asks for the “user’s credit card type, credit card number, expiration date, security code, billing address and social security number.” In addition to the grief that comes with having your identity stolen, this info could give the phishers full access to all purchases that can be made from Apple: hardware, software, iTunes account, and iPhoto products, The Apple Blog reports.

This attack comes well after Apple introduced the 3G iPhone to the consumer market early last month—and conveniently nestled the week before it actually becomes available in stores (in most countries) next week.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN BROWSING THE WEB. Always be sure to double check before blindly typing your personal credit card information into any website.

The URL loads the following phishing page which asks the user for personal information such as the user’s credit card type, credit card number, expiration date, security code, billing address and social security number:

“This phishing page, like most other phishing attacks we’ve detected and filtered out, use an insecure protocol (exhibited also by the lack of the lock icon). Knowing this useful tidbit can save target victims from losing their online identities to cybercriminals. Phished Apple credentials give fraudsters access to the Apple store, iTunes store, iPhoto, Apple product registration, and AppleCare services, and most important, the account holder’s credit card information,” Trend Micro reports.

Once again, PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN BROWSING THE WEB and always be sure to double check before blindly typing your personal credit card information into any website.

Thanks to reader Rich M. for the heads up.

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Uk site, Register Hardware, is reporting that Apple may be working on a way to prove when a device has been subjected to water damage.  “According to an Apple patent application entitled “Water Detection Arrangement”, boffins at the company have explored ways of placing pads inside the phone which would change colour when exposed to water.”

The patent application explores numerous ways that such pads could be placed within the structure of the device.  So when a warranty claim is made, an Apple employee can simply open the device, and determine whether the unit has been exposed to water.

“The manufacturer does admit that the design has several drawbacks, including difficulties in securely storing pads inside each gadget without enabling crafty customers to tamper with them.”

If Apple does find a suitable way to use the pads, which I’m sure many of you have seen before on different mobile devices, iPhone users will have to either be more careful around water or just get a bit more crafty.

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