Thieves are not selling the iPhone by stealing it, but hacking it and extracting the data of the bank account and then stealing millions from it.
Thieves are defrauding users of millions by stealing iPhone
The price of iPhone always impress thieves. Stealing and selling these phones can always be a profitable deal for thieves because they always get a higher price for the old iPhone. But have you ever wondered how it would feel if a thief steals the iPhone not for selling it but for something else. Yes, something similar is happening in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where thieves are stealing iPhones not to sell them, but to extract information about users’ account details so that they can steal money from the account.
According to Brazil’s Folha de S.Paulo Newspaper, the beginning of the corona epidemic, an important thing has been seen in the stolen iPhone that people whose iPhone 11 and iPhone XR are being stolen are not only losing their phone but also their phone. Bank account is also getting hacked. Earlier phones were stolen and sold, but now a new gang is stealing iPhones to get access to people’s accounts.
what does the police say
Talking on this matter, Police Chief Roberto Monteiro said that, Robbers have come to know about how much information people keep in their phones. Their target is usually Android smartphone users and the iOS system is more difficult to break but it seems they are specialized in this.”
The Brazilian Consumer Protection Regulator in Sao Paulo State has said it plans to take action against Apple and other smartphone makers. Executive Director Fernando Capez said in a statement that Procon has already uncovered a cellphone receiver gang whose main business is not to re-sell phones but to cheat passwords for bank fraud. An army of hackers has found out about this.
How to protect your iPhone from hacking
It is more difficult to hack an iPhone than an Android phone. Although hackers who have received training can easily do this work. To protect your iPhone from hacking, update it with the latest version of software. By updating the phone, it fixes bugs, any kind of virus can also be detected by Apple. If these bugs are not fixed then they can expose your data to attackers.
Apart from this, another way to protect the phone from being hacked is that you do not receive messages sent from any unknown senders. If you get any mail or message with any link and you do not know it, then do not open it because usually such mails or messages are sent by hackers.
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