Apple Warns FaceTime Scams Can Empty Bank Accounts as Users Delay iOS Security Updates
Updated
Updated · Malwarebytes Labs · Jul 15
Apple Warns FaceTime Scams Can Empty Bank Accounts as Users Delay iOS Security Updates
3 articles · Updated · Malwarebytes Labs · Jul 15
Summary
Apple told iPhone and iPad users to treat any unexpected FaceTime call or message as untrusted, especially when it seeks payments, refunds, password resets or personal data.
Scammers are posing as Apple Support, banks and other trusted organizations, then pressuring victims to reveal card details, banking credentials, Apple ID information or one-time passcodes.
Apple said the fraud often works without malware because attackers exploit trust, though some campaigns also pair social engineering with known iOS vulnerabilities during the gap between patch release and installation.
Users are being urged to install the latest iOS or iPadOS updates, enable automatic updates, contact companies only through trusted channels and send screenshots of suspicious FaceTime calls to reportfacetimefraud@apple.com.