Beware of This iMessage Spam Campaign Peddling Fake Oakleys

The security research business firm Cloudmarkissued a wholesale warningabout iMessage junk e-mail this hebdomad . Apparently , the cost of straight up sending regular text messages is promote spammers to use Apple ’s free service . And they ’re going after affluent people in major U.S. city hard right now .

Cloudmarkfound a monolithic ordinate campaignis targeting iPhone users in New York City , Los Angeles , San Diego , and Miami . connectedness sent to iMessage accounts luff to counterfeit luxury goodness sites , where you could purchase everything from phoney Oakley shades to simulated Michael Kors bags . It’snot newsthat spambots are essay to sell counterfeit goods . But Cloudmark found that a startling 47 pct of all SMS junk e-mail in New York City comes from this individual iMessage campaign .

So you roll in the hay what to do — or rather what not to do . Do n’t tap weird links in iMessages . And beware that uncanny links might take up come on your phone . There ’s no word yet on what Apple ’s doing about iMessage junk e-mail , but youcan describe the content via electronic mail . you may alsoforward regular text subject matter spam to 7726to impede the sender . [ CloudmarkviaPCMag ]

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