Apple is urging users to treat any suspicious FaceTime call or message as untrusted, especially if it involves payments, refunds, password resets, or requests for personal information.
This warning appears in a broader Apple support article about scams that target iPhone and iPad users through social engineering. Apple says attackers may contact people by phone calls, FaceTime, text messages, or emails while pretending to represent a trusted organization.
The advice comes as many users still delay installing security updates, leaving them exposed even after Apple has released security patches.
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Source: Malware Bytes Labs
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