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First ever iOS trojan discovered — and it’s stealing Face ID data to break into bank accounts (www.tomsguide.com)
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First ever iOS trojan discovered — and it’s stealing Face ID data to break into bank accounts

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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 40 points 8 months ago (1 children)

the hackers used social engineering to persuade their victims into installing a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile. For those unfamiliar, MDM is a methodology and set of tools used by a business’ IT department to manage company phones, computers and other devices. If a victim did fall for this new tactic, the end result was that the hackers now had complete control over their iPhone.

So when your IT person calls you up and asks you to install apps. Just say no.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Unless it's not your device and was given to you by your company.