Users receive fake alerts claiming their system is locked due to unusual activity and are prompted to enter Apple IDs and ...

The hackers behind the scareware previously targeted Windows users but switched to macOS after Microsoft introduced an ...

To make the scareware seem legitimate, the pop-ups from Apple Security will continue ... Your computer has been locked up. Your IP address was used without your knowledge or consent to visit ...

Those using a Mac are now susceptible to a phishing attack that's been plaguing Windows users for a long time.

After Windows defenses improved, the attackers switched to targeting Mac and Safari users with these very effective scams.

but Microsoft was able to largely eliminate it — up to 90% of all attacks on Windows PCs are said to have been fixed thanks to new updates to Edge, Chrome, and Firefox that block scareware.