Why scammers love FaceTime now

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. Apple recently issued a warning to iPhone users in a support article, noting that scammers are increasingly using FaceTime to impersonate banks and steal user data. In this episode, I'm joined by Clayton LiaBraaten, Senior Executive Advisor at Truecaller, to break down how these impersonation scams actually develop, why a live video call feels so trustworthy, and what we can all do to stop them. Links ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ iOS 27 filters your Messages for spam Call screening in iOS 27 screens unknown numbers Check out Truecaller's free scam checker tool Follow Clayton LiaBraaten on LinkedIn Follow Arin on X and LinkedIn Subscribe to the show Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Pocket Casts RSS Feed