{
  "id": 262615,
  "title": "Security Bite Podcast: Why scammers love FaceTime now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/security-bite-podcast-why-scammers-love-facetime-now",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/07/security-bite-podcast-why-scammers-love-facetime-now/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent episode of the Security Bite Podcast, Clayton LiaBraaten, Senior Executive Advisor at Truecaller, discussed the alarming rise of scammers using FaceTime on iPhones to impersonate banks and steal user data. Apple had issued a warning about this concerning trend in a support article. LiaBraaten shed light on how these impersonation scams develop and why a live video call on FaceTime feels so trustworthy to potential victims. He also offered advice on how individuals can protect themselves from falling prey to these deceptive tactics.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Scammers use FaceTime on iPhones to impersonate banks and steal data.",
    "Apple issued a warning about this trend in a support article.",
    "Live video call on FaceTime appears trustworthy to victims."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/security-bite-apples-baffling-bug-bounty-changes-finally-make-sense",
        "published": "2026-08-06T16:24:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 With Security Fixes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/apple-releases-macos-tahoe-26-6-1-with-security-fixes",
        "published": "2026-08-06T17:34:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple issues another round of macOS security updates as patch frequency increases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/apple-issues-another-round-of-macos-security-updates-as-patch",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:34:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Engadget",
        "title": "PSA: Apple has released security updates for Mac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/psa-apple-has-released-security-updates-for-mac",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:53:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}