Mjasiriamali wa Kenya anaonya watumiaji wa iPhone kuhusu tovuti bandia za Apple

Mjasiriamali wa Kenya Khalif Kairo ameonya watumiaji wa iPhone waliopoteza simu zao kuwa makini dhidi ya ulaghai unaotumia tovuti bandia zinazoiga Apple. Wapangaji hutuma SMS zinazoonekana kuwa kutoka Apple Support, zikidai kuwa simu imewekwa katika hali ya kupotea na iko mahali pya. Kairo amesema usiingie Apple ID yako kwenye viungo hivyo.

Khalif Kairo, mjasiriamali wa Kenya, ameweka hadharani onyo kwa watumiaji wa iPhone waliopoteza simu zao hivi karibuni. Amewahimiza kuepuka kuingia Apple ID yao kwenye viungo vinavyotumwa kupitia SMS, kwani ni tovuti bandia zilizoundwa ili kuiba maelezo yao ya iCloud.

Kulingana na Kairo, "Ikiwa umepoteza iPhone yako na kupata ujumbe huu baada ya siku chache, usiingie kwenye tovuti hiyo na kuingia maelezo yako. Ni tovuti bandia ya Apple iliyoundwa ili kupata maelezo yako ya iCloud halisi na kufuta simu yako kabisa. Ujumbe wa mawasiliano unasoma Apple lakini URL ni tofauti kabisa."

Mpango wa ulaghai huanzia wakati simu inapopotea au kuibiwa. Wapangaji hunitumia Activation Lock ya Apple, ambayo inazuia matumizi bila Apple ID sahihi. Wanangoja mpango wa kupotea, kisha hutuma SMS inayowashawishi wenye simu kuingia haraka kwenye tovuti bandia ili "kufuatilia" simu.

Baada ya kuiba maelezo, wapangaji wanaingia iCloud halisi, kuondoa simu kutoka akaunti, na kufuta yaliyomo, hivyo kuisafisha kwa ajili ya kuuza. Kairo anashauri kutumia tu programu rasmi ya Find My au iCloud.com, kupuuza SMS zinazodai kuwa za Apple, na kutoiacha simu katika Lost Mode.

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IT expert Supangat warns of Lebaran digital scams via WhatsApp and SMS in a press conference illustration.
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