Fake iPhone Duo preorder scam triggers DarkSword attack


Apple announced its first foldable iPhone on September 9, and scammers were ready to ‘deliver’ one before anyone could buy it.

Most of what MalwareBytes researchers found around the launch of the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro was familiar fraud.

But one fake preorder page was different.

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Source:  MalwareBytes Labs


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