Recently, many social media users have been sharing information that if they receive a "Verify Apple ID" notification, their phone account will be taken over. This warning has caused confusion among the public, especially those using Apple's iOS devices.

Speaking with VietNamNet , Mr. Vu Ngoc Son, Technical Director of National Cyber ​​Security Technology Joint Stock Company (NCS), said this warning is fake information.

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Posts spreading warnings about "Apple ID Verification" are fake news. Screenshot

According to Mr. Son, this fake warning was issued at the same time as information from Apple warning iPhone users in more than 90 countries about targeted spyware attacks, so many people believed it was real.

However, the attacks that Apple is warning about have nothing to do with the "Apple ID Verification" message. The type of attacks that Apple is warning about against iPhone users using the vulnerabilities that Apple is warning about has been mentioned many times before, most famously the Pegasus malware exploiting vulnerabilities in iMessage on iPhone.

Mr. Tran Quang Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications), said that the unit has not yet recorded any cases of victims as the warning is spreading.

"This notification may appear on the device of someone who has been given the device, bought a used device but did not "reset" the device from the beginning, or for some reason still has the old user's app," said Mr. Tran Quang Hung.

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The "Verify Apple ID" notification appears because the user is using the same paid app, or has not completely deleted the old user account when using a device that was given, gifted, or purchased. Screenshot

Sharing the same opinion, speaking with VietNamNet , a representative of the Anti-Fraud organization said that the information as warned is not accurate. There have been cases where iPhone users who shared a paid account with others encountered similar situations.

Accordingly, this notification occurs when the user has installed an application downloaded with another Apple ID (maybe bought a used device with an old Apple ID, or used someone else's Apple ID before to download the app...).

"In some cases, users share paid apps with their friends to avoid paying for the same app multiple times. In that case, users just need to quickly log in with their friends' IDs and download the app. After updating, the app asks for a password for verification, there is nothing dangerous about it," explained the Anti-Fraud project expert.

To date, experts have not recorded any attacks through the display of the "Apple ID Verification" notification. People need to be extremely vigilant and should not share unverified information.

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