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Apple iMessage Phishing Campaign Ask Users to Disable Built-in Protection by Replying to Texts
Phishing texts impersonating known entities instruct iMessage users to bypass the built-in protection and re-activate the flagged URLs.
Apple iMessage has implemented a protection mechanism that automatically disables links in messages received from unknown senders, including both phone numbers and email addresses, to combat such attacks. The messages invoke issues like a failed delivery or unpaid road toll, urging recipients to reply in order to enable any disabled links. Threat actors capitalize on users' general familiarity with responding to text messages, particularly to opt out of subscriptions or confirm appointments by replying with "YES" or "STOP."
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