Hi there, I received this phising emai today:
Please confirm your apple ID
They've got me for a second and I clicked the link which opened an empty Safari page.
My question is:
What could happened in the background? Like, there is a potential danger of anything now, since I've clicked the link?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 17-inch, 2.2 GHz Core i7, 8 GB
If you did not respond with any information regarding your Apple ID and password, you should be ok but as a safeguard, change your password ASAP > Apple ID: Changing your password
You can send email to Apple to report phishing. Click on this email address > reportphishing@apple.com
Identifying fraudulent "phishing" email
For Safari. From your Safari menu bar click History > Clear History
Thanks Carolyn.
No, I didn't responded anything, just clicked on the link, then I realized I got caught, when the empty safari page opened.
And yes, I did forwarded the email to apple's phishing email.
Did you change your password yet?
Apple will never ever send an email asking you to confirm your Apple ID credentilals. Keep that in mind.
And clear your Safari history as I mentioned before also.
I did cleared the history but didn't changed the password, is a password I had since forever and I'd have to change it in all my devices.
Do you think I should really do it though?
You do not have to change your password on all devices. Just one time here > Apple ID: Changing your password
You've had the same password, "forever"... that's not good. You need to change the password on a timely basis to prevent phishing from happening again.
Save this link for future reference > Frequently asked questions about Apple ID
If you are using iCloud you will have to sign out and sign back in again with the new password on all your devices. Your iCloud data will disappear when you sign out but reappear when you sign back in.
You sign out by clicking 'Sign out' in System Preferences>iCloud on a Mac, but on an iOS device in Settings>iCloud it's confusingly labelled 'Delete account - clicking this will not delete your account from the server, just remove it from the device.
If you are using the same ID in iTunes and are signed in you will need to sign out and back in again.
Thanks, yes I've changed the password already.
I hope nothing else happens.
Thanks again!
Please confirm your apple ID
