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Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos

ID: 65bfca82-5fba-5bfe-baf9-cc6c1716d968

STIX ID: report--65bfca82-5fba-5bfe-baf9-cc6c1716d968

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2024-09-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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Malwarebytes describes an active scam targeting Apple/Mac users where attackers purchase malicious Google ads that redirect victims to GitHub-hosted fake AppleCare pages; those pages use Apple branding and auto-dial functionality to connect victims with overseas call-center scammers who social-engineer them into giving money and personal data. The report documents attacker techniques (reusable HTML templates, commit history showing phone-number swaps), shows examples, and provides mitigation guidance such as being cautious with sponsored results and reporting malicious GitHub accounts.

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