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Scammer luring Apple enthusiasts on launch event

ID: 3918cdf6-eca1-5e12-983e-058b8cfc0597

STIX ID: report--3918cdf6-eca1-5e12-983e-058b8cfc0597

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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A social-engineering cryptocurrency giveaway scam impersonated Apple's YouTube channel during the iPhone 13 launch, directing victims to a fake site that promised to double BTC sent to a provided address; the wallet received 1.48299884 BTC (~$69K) before the site was taken down, illustrating a short-lived but effective mass-targeting campaign.

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