It’s kind of a back-handed compliment, but phishers are finally paying attention to Apple.

It was reported recently that folks who use Apple’s iTunes store to download music and other media are getting e-mail from fraudsters about updating account information.

The e-mail directs the iTunes store user to a phony iTunes site that looks like an Apple billing page. This is where the account holder is asked to update things like credit card and social security numbers, passwords and mother’s maiden name.

Those who’ve seen the phony site and bogus e-mails say the phishers seem to be pretty unsophisticated and the scam is fairly obvious to a sophisticated user. But younger customers could be fooled by the scam.

In the past, phishers and bot-net creators have ignored Apple software and systems in favor of others that have more users. It’s something of a testament to the growing popularity of Apple products and services that they’re now turning their sights on Macs and Mac-centric software.

Thanks a lot.

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