MHA warns iPhone users of phishing scam targeting lost, stolen devices

NEW DELHI: The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), operating under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has issued a nationwide advisory warning iPhone users about a sophisticated cyber fraud campaign that exploits devices reported lost or stolen.

The alert, issued by the National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU), a specialised wing of the I4C, describes the scam as a “hybrid cybercrime” that combines physical theft with advanced phishing techniques to gain unauthorised access to victims’ iCloud accounts.