Apple Sends Emergency Update for iPhone to Combat FaceTime Fraud

Apple recently sent out an emergency update notification to some iPhone users, TapTechNews reported on May 27. The notification reads as follows:

This update assists in FaceTime call anti-fraud and protects against other security risks. Please tap this notification to update your iPhone and get the emergency update.

TapTechNews found out that the emergency update version is iOS 17.5.1, which was released on May 21. The update log description of this version reads:

Provides important bug fixes and resolves the issue where in rare cases, database corruption can cause deleted photos to reappear in the 'Photos' library.

The Cyber Security Bureau of the public security department issued a reminder on April 5 this year that there are criminals posing as identities such as 'financial platform customer service' and 'elevant departments in other places' to commit fraud through Apple's FaceTime video calls, causing huge losses to the victims.

The police remind that the relevant departments will not conduct remote investigations and evidence collection of criminal suspects by means of telephone, WeChat, QQ and video calls, will not request to buy a new mobile phone, mobile phone card, etc. on the grounds of 'confidentiality', will not show important evidence in the case to the parties through video calls, pictures, etc., and will not ask about the bank capital account situation and request capital transfer through the network, or request to provide bank card information and transaction passwords. Legal documents should be presented by the police in person. All those presented through web pages, apps and other online means are frauds.

FaceTime is a video calling software built into Apple's iOS, macOS and iPadOS, which enables video calls between two devices with FaceTime through WiFi or cellular data access to the Internet.