Your bank has never needed to watch you log into your account. The only caller who does is the one robbing you.
FaceTime revolutionized how we meet and greet. Here's what the iconic video-calling application provides for its millions of active users every day.
Hackers have emptied bank accounts with the scheme.
Apple is warning iPhone users about FaceTime scams. Learn how the fraud works, what Apple recommends, and how to report ...
It's bad on purpose.
When Apple unveiled iOS 26 last month, it mentioned a variety of new family tools coming for child accounts. One of those announcements involved a change coming to FaceTime to block nudity.
Fraudsters use Apple FaceTime video calls to impersonate banks and steal user data, Apple says.
The scheme begins with fake fraud alerts before shifting to a FaceTime call, where victims are tricked into exposing sensitive banking information.
Since iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has included Messages-like reactions in FaceTime that lighten up your video with visual effects. But rather than triggering them with words, you can trigger them ...