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Smashing Security podcast #459: This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO’s Apple ID

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STIX ID: report--c61b1195-d012-505e-9a7d-b9566a32f3d2

Feed Name: Graham Cluley

Threat Score
25/100

Date Published: 2026-03-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Graham Cluley

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Episode 459 of the Smashing Security podcast recounts a near-successful account takeover targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg that leveraged MFA fatigue, real Apple alerts, a social-engineering support call, and a convincing phishing page; the episode also discusses privacy risks in de-identified datasets such as the UK Biobank.

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