Craig Peterson's Tech Talk

How Your iPhone Can Be Hacked - IRS Warns of “Industrial Scale” Smishing surge - Crypto Scams Soar - Morgan Stanley fined millions - Why Nuclear Power is (quietly) making a big comeback Cyber… Can your iPhone be hacked? What we know about iOS security https://www.welivesecurity.com/2022/09/19/can-iphone-be-hacked-what-know-ios-security/ How can an iPhone be hacked? Sideloaded apps Fake apps in the App Store Calendar invites Configuration profiles How can you tell if your iPhone has been hacked? Battery levels Data Strange “things” ++++++++ IRS Warns of “Industrial Scale” Smishing surge https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/irs-warns-of-industrial-scale/ The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned US taxpayers of an “exponential” increase in text-based phishing attempts and urged users to report campaigns to help the government disrupt them. Spoofed to appear as if sent from the IRS, these text messages often use lures like fake COVID relief, tax credits or help setting up an IRS online account. +