I have received notifications (right hand corner of my laptop) that direct me to click to see more about an "Apple Security System: Hack ..." Should I click?

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I have received notifications (right hand corner of my laptop) that direct me to click to see more about an "Apple Security System: Hack ..." Should I click?

I have received notifications (right hand corner of my laptop) that direct me to click to see more about an "Apple Security System: Hack ..." Should I click? And, there appear to be prior notifications under this one, I presume, on related subjects. What to do?

PS I was able to expand the notifications (without clicking on any) and see things that tell me these are not legit. E.g., telling me to renew my "antivirus subscribtion" (misspelling original).

These notifications have been flooding in since yesterday .... how to stop them?

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Apr 20, 2023 5:22 AM

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John Galt

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Apr 20, 2023 6:22 AM in response to LaurelH

As you suspect those Notifications are scams. Clicking them leads to opening a webpage that serves as bait for a subsequent phishing attempt.

That relegates those Notifications to a mere annoyance. To get rid of them, simply go to Safari's Settings or Preferences and disable them: Customize website notifications in Safari on Mac - Apple Support. Follow the instructions under "Stop receiving notifications from a website" and "Stop seeing requests for permission to send you notifications in Safari."

The following Discussion describes it in greater detail: phoney notifications - Apple Community. The reason anyone would invite that kind of harassment eludes me.

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LaurelH Author

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Apr 20, 2023 8:43 AM in response to John Galt

Thank you !

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I have received notifications (right hand corner of my laptop) that direct me to click to see more about an "Apple Security System: Hack ..." Should I click?

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