{"id":93001,"date":"2021-02-18T02:39:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T10:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=93001"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:09:52","slug":"a-new-amazon-phishing-scam-malvertizing-and-apple-activation-lock-removal-intego-mac-podcast-episode-175","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/a-new-amazon-phishing-scam-malvertizing-and-apple-activation-lock-removal-intego-mac-podcast-episode-175\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Amazon Phishing Scam, Malvertizing, and Apple Activation Lock Removal &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 175"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.fireside.fm\/v2\/GegHgcrH+8UrES0q_?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A new Amazon phishing scam doesn&#8217;t include links to click, but rather a telephone number to call: beware! Malvertizing takes advantage of a zero-day WebKit vulnerability to display deceptive ads, and serve malware. And Apple has set up a website for people to request the removal of activation lock on devices they own.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2021\/02\/11\/fraudulent-website-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fraudulent Website Warning gets privacy boost in iOS 14.5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hash_function\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hash function (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2021\/02\/15\/apple-fixes-bug-that-let-users-begin-macos-big-sur-installation-without-enough-space-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple fixes bug that let users begin macOS Big Sur installation without enough space available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sluy2RUju0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple iBook Commercial circa 2000  (YouTube)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/malvertiser-abused-webkit-zero-day-to-redirect-ios-macos-users-to-shady-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malvertiser abused WebKit zero-day to redirect iOS &#038; macOS users to shady sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-56071437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spy pixels in emails have become endemic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/software\/applications\/gmail-will-now-display-images-by-default-1207423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gmail will now display images by default (2013)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/02\/12\/apple-turn-off-activation-lock-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Launches Self-Serve Portal for Initiating Activation Lock Removal Requests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-to-add-kids-mode-to-chromium-based-edge-browser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft to add &#8216;Kids Mode&#8217; to Chromium-based Edge browser<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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