The Scary New iPhone Scam: HUGE Update!
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День томуThe Scary New iPhone Scam - Update from Apple & How to Protect Yourself
The crazy 'MFA bombing' iPhone scam took over headlines last week. Here's an update on Apple's response, along with answers your burning questions/misconceptions. We will also reiterate the best way(s) to protect yourself from becoming a victim.
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Chapters:
0:00 Thankfully this video blew up
0:24 Apple’s response
0:45 This is NOT a software issue - clarification
2:16 Should you change email & password?
2:50 BUT, this is the weakest link
3:34 Consider this, but you likely don't need to
4:20 Would a Physical Key help?
4:50 What about Lockdown Mode?
5:11 This is the best form of defense
6:19 What’s the point?
7:04 Apple NEEDS to do this
7:34 Or this!
8:13 The Golden Rules to follow (never do this)
8:54 Is Apple not secure?
9:48 Don’t spread fear. Please!
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@BrandonButch Місяць тому
There has been a LOT of confusion on this scam. Hopefully this helps clarify the issue & precautions to take! 🔐
@paulstejskal Місяць тому
FYI the + on the e-mail address is a bad idea. Fastmail and a few others offer this, but Apple makes it easy to hide your e-mail address. Another idea you mentioned in the last video of manually removing your info from data brokers is great, or a paid service like DeleteMe/Incogni is good. I haven't tried those services but it's worth checking out.
@paulstejskal Місяць тому
Of course if it's your Apple ID that won't work.
@BillAnt Місяць тому
The rate limit should be on Apple's server, not on the device. Beside the Captcha, there should be say a 6-12 hour timeout before another reset can be sent per account. imo
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
@@BillAnt captcha is outdated, that needs updated. I think on-device would be a better solution since the rate limit can’t be exploited afaik
@paulstejskal Місяць тому
@@BillAnt+1. Well said.
@justinohara7215 Місяць тому
Thanks for the update. Great information!
@denisepaige2314 Місяць тому
Thank you for keeping us informed. This along with the AT&T hack should scare us all. It can happen to any of us and once it’s out there it’s too late.
@cgpandre Місяць тому
Thank you for the detailed explanation
@jakedunlap8809 Місяць тому
Great advice! I never share any sensitive information with people I do not know. I also never post photos and videos on social media while I am traveling. Hopefully the software engineers will figure out the cause and fix the loophole. I do like the password change request limitation idea. That should help.
@mrd3044 26 днів тому
Thanks for the info.
@MommywithaCause Місяць тому
Thank You for this! I’ve been looking to have my address remove from the web but didn’t know if it was possible without having to pay!
@stop08it Місяць тому
thank you for the initial video and update, i've never come across your channel before the last video and will be subscribing.
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
Awesome, great to have you here!
@InimitaPaul Місяць тому
This is great advice and easy to follow for me but not so easy for my elderly mother who just about knows iOS basics. Just trying to explain this to her caused her severe anxiety and now she’s worried about touching her phone when any notification arrives and is reluctant to answer any phone call. Apple needs to fix this yesterday! It may happen to every company out there but how that company responds to the issue is what matters and I am not impressed so far.
@jameskeener7251 Місяць тому
I'm 80 and I'm not your mother, but I have a similar response. I bought my first Mac in 1984 (loved the halftime ad) and knew everything about a Mac for about a month. And then . . . When I learn of something like this, I just bunker down. What *very* specific advice would you give your mother?
@InimitaPaul Місяць тому
@@jameskeener7251 I showed her the message that pops up and she didn’t think she’d be able to differentiate between it and a standard system pop up so I said to just click NO on everything for the time being and if something pops up more than once to put the phone down and call me on the landline. I also told her to only answer calls from family and friends whose names and pictures appear on the screen when it rings. Luckily I take care of all her bills and anything financial so any call like that will come through me but she has a lot of financial stuff (bank account, savings, pensions etc) on her phone that she likes to keep an eye on and won’t delete the apps so it’s worrying. She wants to keep some control over things in her life and so would I tbh so I don’t want to take that away from her. It’s worrying, over the last decade or so I’ve had to sign her up for certain things, all official but immediately after having signed up she’d get spam emails and texts so those companies are either selling her details or they’re being stolen. It happens so quickly after signing up I think they’re selling them but her email and phone number are out there, as are all of ours. It’s a numbers game, the odds are low so I wouldn’t worry too much but they’re not zero so as I said to her, decline everything and only accept calls from loved ones for the time being. Definitely do not accept any calls if the incoming caller is Apple Support.
@GeeEee75 Місяць тому
I'm a Samsung phone user, and this has never happened to me. My built-in phone app even filters out the majority of scam calls and texts before I even see them.
@4kmentality Місяць тому
I never answer any number that isn’t in my contacts 😂 especially when they have 800 in it
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
but if it says "Apple Support" calling from a verified number, it's not so easy to dismiss right away
@FormByFirelight Місяць тому
Someone didn’t watch the previous video or hasn’t been paying attention. 🙃
@techwithtyler20 Місяць тому
@@BrandonButchAnd if you have live voicemail on, you can no longer dismiss it without “answering” via live voicemail. Same with landline/VoIP phones/answering systems.
@shaggydawg5419 Місяць тому
@@BrandonButch"its't not easy to dismiss" for gullible users. Smart users NEVER answer/respond to unsolicited SMS, calls, email. Period.
@4kmentality Місяць тому
@@FormByFirelight it’s me 🥲 (sowwy) 🥹
@JustAPersonWhoComments Місяць тому
Great to hear that Apple is taking action to address this scam. Thanks Brandon!
@Bunny11344 23 дні тому
What is Apple doing??
@farside51 Місяць тому
Thank you for the follow up video. Greatly appreciated.
@najmahaji1113 Місяць тому
Thanks brandon this helped alot always watch your videos keep them coming 🙏
@keithstaunton3137 Місяць тому
See this is why I love your videos you’re always on the ball big thanks 👊👊
@jacobthomson9369 20 днів тому
Thank you.
@trenth138 Місяць тому
Apple honestly just needs to update their captcha software. The captcha on that page is extremely outdated. Most computer systems can read those letters now. That's the reason why modern captcha use different approaches. Selecting different pictures that contain traffic lights for example show the lag time for human input. You have to pause to search for the next picture. If Apple just used Google's recaptcha like the rest of the Internet this would be solved. I guess they just don't want Google on their site
@techwithtyler20 Місяць тому
I wouldn’t be surprised if we see it reworked when they rebrand to Apple Account later this year.
@bornagainbeliever1429 13 днів тому
Thank you for your helpful videos! Last week someone from “Public Service “ called me two times in a row, I didn’t answer either one, and they didn’t leave a message- definitely suspicious and probably a scam.
@richrico9783 Місяць тому
Thnx Brandon. Great job.
@GabrielMartinFlores Місяць тому
You’re so amazing Brandon! Keep up the great videos! I haven’t had this problem but it’s great you’re raising awareness!!
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
thanks Gabriel! It's important knowledge for people to have/keep for life!
@RealJoseph123 Місяць тому
The *’Silence Unknown Callers’* option in the Settings app is godly. 😇
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
It's nice, but I can't have it enabled since I have missed many important phone calls with it enabled 😞
@beckyorton8312 Місяць тому
@@BrandonButchsame
@techwithtyler20 Місяць тому
@@BrandonButchAnd it doesn’t do any good if you have calls enabled on your Mac as macOS doesn’t yet have this feature.
@Jason-se6dh Місяць тому
@@BrandonButchyeah same
@tdhtran Місяць тому
@@BrandonButchIf it’s important they will leave message and you can call back. Calls can only go to my phone.
@joycosta8707 Місяць тому
People can also use the sound frequency from key pad to figure out the password/OTP. Never type codes on keypad during a call.
@RoBeRtO365100 Місяць тому
I do worry about elderly People With this scam because they are most vulnerable Glad they fixed it.
@michaelcolors Місяць тому
🐸🐸 Brandon, thx so much for your service to the digital communities at large!!❤️
@user-zz9ps1fo9w Місяць тому
Thank you sir
@chappo5410 Місяць тому
Thank you so much
@paultanner6490 24 дні тому
you recommend in here that for bank logins and appleid logins that account holders use email addresses uniquely for that service. Can you explain why? And would a Gmail address with “+bank” on the end be sufficient or do you recommend an entirely separate email address?
@carnaubawax9405 Місяць тому
Excellent video and information. Thanks!
@MatrixRoland Місяць тому
I think allow the notifications in Notification Center but don’t allow it to take over your device unless you specifically open it from notifications like everything else. This would allow you to delete the whole group of notifications at one time without holding your device hostage.
@notallwhowanderarelost4797 25 днів тому
Yes!!!
@hovardlee Місяць тому
Yubi key should help cause even if you fail (attacker changed your password) still it would require the key to login.
@BillSmithBSartist Місяць тому
You put out great content. Thanks. Adding… I’ve been stingy about what I keep in iCloud. I don’t use HomeKit because it requires keychain in the iCloud. Am I wrong? Seems like maybe I’m not wrong based upon the implications in this video. So may that’s another recommendation. Be stingy with what you keep on iCloud.
@kiyuaz 27 днів тому
i just got it now but as a pop up not a notification
@Jephthahs_Daughter 17 днів тому
Same. It locks my phone and I just turn off my phone and turn it back on.
@kiyuaz 17 днів тому
@@Jephthahs_Daughter yea
@RandomBogey Місяць тому
3:35 Unless it’s one of those verifications that doesn’t accept a voip number, I use a Google voice number for virtually everything online that asks for a phone number.
@4583901 28 днів тому
I didn’t even know of such happenings until I saw this video. Thanks Brandon for always being on top of things (everything apple).
@bourbon_sketcher 28 днів тому
Lucky we have UKposts to give us a worry; just in case we were feeling okay for a moment 🤔🤭
@StikkiP Місяць тому
Happy Birthday Boss! (F1Miami) 🎉
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
Thanks! 🙌
@MatIsPhat Місяць тому
I think the hackers/scammers might compromise your photos and videos and sell them for ransom (as well as what you mentioned in the video).
@papaslocas5419 Місяць тому
I never have this problem at all
@28louisgf Місяць тому
This happened to me back when they released the last iPod touch came out back in 2019. I kept taking it to the Apple Store and no one would help me. The Apple Store ended up deleting the Apple ID so now the Apple ID is still stuck on the device so it’s useless.
@ionphillips883 Місяць тому
Not all heroes wear capes and tights-> Talking about YOU , BB! Thank you so much for watching over us less tech savvy people. You certainly deserve another subscriber, So There! Subbed!
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
Hey thanks!! 🙏
@EdwinPWeston Місяць тому
Just another reason I have "Silence Unknown Callers" on in settings.
@chaotictattoo Місяць тому
Drinking game with the word issue!!! Begin!!
@ethanmenzel Місяць тому
Apple needs a way, instead of pressing no 100 times, to see how many times the notification has been sent. They also need to add an option to disable the password for an hour or a certain amount of time if you are being attacked. Instead of allow and allow, Apple needs to disallow all disallow and disable.
@aloysiussnailchaser272 Місяць тому
I never answer calls from unknown numbers, neither do I ever call anyone else using my cellphone. If I’m forced to give a phone number I make one up. Any deliveries I’m expecting are told I will not answer the phone & they have to come to the door and ring the bell.
@cutiechick825 Місяць тому
if i get a uknown call i tap the i go down and i block the numbers
@jthutt5042 Місяць тому
Dude. Thank you sooo much for putting this in the correct perspective for everyone (I see you Apple bashers :) And as always your diligent research and assistance.
@js887744 Місяць тому
Unless I’m wrong. Possible. But you can’t change your Apple ID email. At least not using Hide My Email. That’s what I was told from the Apple forums.
@dirtytamato 27 днів тому
I'm so glad I have a pixel. Apple has had tons of security issues over that last 2 years
@rafaelrealistictalk6558 19 днів тому
He said this is happening to all companies.
@cutiechick825 Місяць тому
i never had dis issue not ever
@angleisthebest Місяць тому
Uhhh this is an "Apple specific" issue. You can delude yourself into pretending that it's not, but neither Microsoft nor Google have this problem, as they've already added rate limits and cooldowns on how often you can make another request ages ago that gets longer the more times you try. This is pure incompetence on Apple's part exclusively and they should be embarrassed for not addressing it long before it was exploited.
@notallwhowanderarelost4797 25 днів тому
Apple GAVE my unique account email to someone without my permission or even knowledge!!! I always used an email address for my apple account that I never used for anything else, but it showed up is someone else's iPhone without anyone asking for that!!! Possibly when I airdropped them some pictures... Their iPhone automatically updated my contact info or something and they emailed me at it and asked what something in the email address meant. They thought it was a weird address for me to be using, but also assumed it was my current standard email address. I wouldn't even have known it had been shared if they hadn't started using it! It disturbed and upset me! Is there a way to stop my iPhone from ever doing that again?
@jouan1 Місяць тому
no luck removing my personal info from people search
@coldkush Місяць тому
You need to pay to get some info removed but I’m not sure evening paying for those services will remove 100% off all
@jouan1 Місяць тому
@@coldkush Thank you
@lookinaturmom Місяць тому
yeah i saw it pop up on my phone and already knew it was a scam.
@Start__working Місяць тому
You are the best ❤
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
🤝
@user-ce7ic1ze2u 24 дні тому
lol just don’t sign in to iCloud!
@AverageMomBruh Місяць тому
I barely answer my own contacts let alone numbers that aren’t saved into my phone 🙃 if it’s important they can text 🙃🙃🙃
@Steve21945 Місяць тому
So Brandon are you saying that as a business I shouldn’t use a cell phone number?
@GeeEee75 Місяць тому
Sorry, what? Never answer any phone calls? I'm just glad I have a phone that I can still use to take calls on (not an iPhone)!
@satboihangshing9548 Місяць тому
it happens today to me
@nurzuwairiya4535 Місяць тому
May i know wht happened pls
@walterwhite1 Місяць тому
This man is a godsend!
@shokuchideirdrecarrigan7402 Місяць тому
Get Hub?? You talk pretty fast.
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
I mean it’s in the description
@paulb7816 Місяць тому
This never happened to my Blackberry
@GasPipeJimmy Місяць тому
This never happens on my landline! 🙄
@bourbon_sketcher 28 днів тому
UKposts video and thumbnail igniting worry and anxiety. Same UKposts video: "Don't be fear-mongering; dont spread misinformation...." lol 🙄
@WhittyPics Місяць тому
Server side fix?
@VarVarJeg Місяць тому
thank god its not an april fools joke
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
why? It's a good thing
@KingdomFTX Місяць тому
It’s not. You can see Brandon’s video from last week.
@emoechelon19xx Місяць тому
It’s not
@VarVarJeg Місяць тому
@@BrandonButch I understood the title wrong, oops
@chargeminecraft Місяць тому
I am about to comment: “Bro did you spell wrong 💀?” But you fixed it.
@thomastevis8655 Місяць тому
I haven’t had it before
@HiFiInsider Місяць тому
apple should just delete the phone app. all we get are scammers on the phone anyways. lol....
@doctordothraki4378 Місяць тому
So that makes it into an iPod Touch Pro with cellular data and modern specs 😁
@minecraftmobilegaming5467 Місяць тому
What about if you turn screen time. In screen time you can disable your account so no one can change it. Will they able to change it there?
@kickupastorm2023 Місяць тому
So apple knows now
@aussie8114 Місяць тому
I have a $2,000 phone that I never answer. Not like the good old days of my Nokia flip phone.
@nickbowles7983 Місяць тому
That’s why I’m moving to android
@juniorvazquez9287 Місяць тому
They should be using lockdown mode on your iPhone. It came out with iOS 16.
@user-db4qg9vx8s Місяць тому
Seriously going back to a flip phone. Had enough of this garbage
@dccd673 Місяць тому
Gave my mother a notebook to store all her passwords so she doesn’t have to save them on her phone or forget them. She’s too old to understand this whole problem.
@JoshuaDoberstein Місяць тому
you could just put a screen time password on account and password changes
@seekinqq9840 Місяць тому
Okay
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
1st, but weak comment
@seekinqq9840 Місяць тому
@@BrandonButchit was just a quick reply lol
@domenicmaio8070 Місяць тому
If Apple doesn’t stop this I will be switching to android and get a Samsung S4 Ultra. This stops now Apple 😡😡😤😤
@cutiechick825 Місяць тому
i like iphone cause of itunes cards and dis rapper emoji app
@itaiaxelrod Місяць тому
Wouldn’t access iCloud data on web turned off help?
@MuscularMan008 Місяць тому
Apple turning shit day after day after 17.4.1 my 14p started having heating issues and slow charging.
@Dusk1962 Місяць тому
It resolves in 24 hours. Close all your open windows.
@good_or_goodnt Місяць тому
I've been using my iPhone more lately but never encountered such scam the airways are clean no one is spamming me now
@kingvn8849 Місяць тому
Siri not running shortcuts after 17.4.1. Happening to anyone?
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
any error message?
@kingvn8849 Місяць тому
@@BrandonButch nope non at all siri just lays their not responding
@sebastiaocosta4449 Місяць тому
never had this issue till time iPhone 13 128gb iOS 17.4.1 the same in iPad 9 gen 256gb iPadOS 17.4.1
@cutiechick825 Місяць тому
im never switching to android phone cause they stupid and i dont know how to work them
@ImaDoMe2584 Місяць тому
Don’t worry soon they gonna implant your phone inside your body 💀
@chrisellis1232 Місяць тому
Apple is 💩 now, no matter what you say, unsubscribed
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
nice April fools joke
@anniedabbada5876 Місяць тому
Whew…I’m so glad Apple knows what they’re doin’. I’m in total agreement, that’s crazy!!!
@BillAnt Місяць тому
But they didn't think about this type of attack from the beginning. Any company can patch it after the fact.
@nikyfol7821 Місяць тому
Hi Brandon. I watch every of your videos for a very long time. I love it, but please change your hair or camera angle. It is not pleasant to watch for some reason. Really not hating.
@BrandonButch Місяць тому
Can you elaborate? You’re the first person to say this
@nikyfol7821 Місяць тому
@@BrandonButchI am no camera expert, but i feel like lens, angle or the lightning are just not flattering as much as it could be.
@Bunny11344 23 дні тому
@@nikyfol7821your hair is fine. People are just being nitpicky
@kickupastorm2023 Місяць тому
3:14 or make a new phone number?
@sayanraha3310 Місяць тому
1st like broo🎉
@jackiejackajaque0734 Місяць тому
Another reason not to get an iPhone, tout court.
@Brenden552 Місяць тому
Yes, because android is sooooo secure 🙄
@jackiejackajaque0734 Місяць тому
@@Brenden552 nothing is 100% secure. There's always some compromise. But at least Android doesn't have to deal with the scam iPhones have to deal with
@cobrabtc Місяць тому
Apple needs to remove the ability to reset your account PW with your phone number. Terrible decision!
@dylan9013 Місяць тому
My Apple ID is an email I use no where else, and my phone number is not attached to my Apple ID. I feel like that is the best defense against this sort of nonsense.
@ToboeKey309 Місяць тому
And yet they say apple has good security 🤣🤣 thank god i dont use shitty apple products 🤭🤭
@being47 Місяць тому
Iphone scame noooooo. Only androids gets scammed not poor iphone
@suscups Місяць тому
haiii
@Love.the.vib3s Місяць тому
haiiii :3
@mattybraps7620 Місяць тому
April fools? 😱
@my2cents361 Місяць тому
Hmmmm🤔
@artfartzy Місяць тому
Sadly not
@hssnd Місяць тому
Haha, April Fools! Right?
@WWOGSD Місяць тому
If Apple continues to work with Google this will continue to get worse
@ultron_bunnyyt Місяць тому
Can you do how to increase battery life mine is 96% battery health but my screen time was like 5hours on my iPhone 13 plzzzzzzzzzzz
@25syns Місяць тому
the only way to increase it is to change your battery unfortunately, although you really don't need to at 96% battery health
@ultron_bunnyyt Місяць тому
But my screen time is not good enough it lasted for 5h 10m 😢
@paulstejskal Місяць тому
@@ultron_bunnyytyeah new battery. You can go through Brandon's battery saving tips videos (have to go through history) but if your battery life was better you'll need a new battery or phone with more battery. Honestly 5 hours is pretty good. That's what I used to get on my iPhone 12 when the battery was new.
@Love.the.vib3s Місяць тому
you can go to settings and turn off background app refresh it helps some
@brandon_nope Місяць тому
what app is using your battery most?
@Logan.Ninefingers Місяць тому
Never answer your phone? What a silly piece of advice.
@artfartzy Місяць тому
I think it's from calls you dont know, of course you can answer your phone from contacts and family. But if apple calls you it's better to not answer and then call them back, then you know you are talking to them and not a scammer.
@julie61805 17 днів тому
I think he means if this is actively happening to your phone with the notifications, not don’t answer it ever. (But obviously exercise caution because there are a lot of other scams running rampant through just phone calls as well - regardless of the type of phone one has.)
@Logan.Ninefingers 16 днів тому
@@julie61805 Thank you Julie.
@1993rufus Місяць тому
"I will never use an Android, they get hacked, iPhones are very secure and can't get hacked!" Isn't that what yall said? 😂😂
@michaelepica3564 Місяць тому
This literally isn't even a hack, this is just a MFA bomb. Literally add a rate limit and the issues fixed.
@1993rufus Місяць тому
@michaelepica3564 But it's Apple, that shouldn't happen according to you iSheep! Only Androids are suseptible, I thought? 🤣🤣🤣
@michaelepica3564 Місяць тому
@@1993rufus I'm not even an iSheep, I have an android lol. I just hate this whole phone war bullshit
@1993rufus Місяць тому
@michaelepica3564 If you have an Android, then you know we didn't start it. We are ending it! iSheep LOVE to brag about how "special" and "perfect" IOS is but then they beg for Android features!
@michaelepica3564 Місяць тому
@@1993rufus ngl i have both, and i do miss sideloading :P but, you laughing about this isn't really ending the phone war, it actually just incentivizes people to stay away from android.
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