New Mac phishing attack causes fake freezes to nab your Apple ID password

The attack attempts to get a user to enter their username and password by making them think their Mac is compromised.

- BY ROMAN LOYOLA

LayerX Labs on Tuesday posted (fave.co/42YXDUP) its finding on a new phishing attack that originally targeted Windows users but now can be found on Macs. The phishing attack attempts to get a user's username and password by making the user think their Mac is compromised.

The attack involves fake security warnings that appear while browsing the web. Alerts appear stating that the Mac has been "compromised" and "locked," and the webpage appears frozen to heighten the sense of a compromise. A window appears prompting the user to enter their Mac's username and password, along with a phone number to contact for "support."