Cyber Attack

[coming42]

On Saturday, after clicking on a photo on Facebook, my computer froze with an alarming on screen message from Apple that my MacBook had been infected with a Trojan Horse and to call a toll-free number immediately at Apple Cyber Security. The technician that I spoke with was calm, authoritative and considerate - asked for remote access to my

Comments

[livejournal]

Hello! Your entry got to top-25 of the most popular entries in LiveJournal!
Learn more about LiveJournal Ratings in FAQ.

[lsanderson]

I suspect you've been phished, and that you responded and paid the phisher that put that full screen picture on your laptop. Please Google the firm and do not take their recommendations without a thorough review. (I've triggered the scam with a Windows computer.)

[coming42]

Not sure what you mean by 'I've triggered the scam with a windows computer'?

Scam

[lsanderson]

I've seen a similar message on a Windows computer. I just restarted the computer and it was fine. It's just a picture, not an actual attack.

Re: Scam

[lsanderson]

Those nice techs you were talking to were not Apple employees, they were the scammers robbing you, and I would be worried about what they did, if anything, to your computer.

[pigshitpoet]

could be phishing trying to get you to buy anti-spyware