Cybersecurity expert discusses warning about iPhone vulnerability
INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN TURNED
OVER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN
CHINA WHERE THAT STUDENTS FROM
IPHONE USERS MAY HAVE SEEN A
BIT OF AN OMINOUS WARNING
ONLINE THIS WEEK SAYING DISABLE
MESSAGES OR RISK HAVING YOUR
IPHONE HACK. BUT THERE ARE SOME
QUESTIONS.
>> ABOUT WHETHER THE COMPANY
THAT PUT THAT WARNING OUT
ACTUALLY GOT SCAMMED THEMSELVES
WITH 5 ON YOUR SIDE'S KEELY.
ARTHUR HEARD FROM A CYBER
SECURITY EXPERT ABOUT HOW
CONCERNED YOU SHOULD BE.
>> FOR SALE SOMEWHERE ON THE
DARK WEB IS A WAY TO HACK
IPHONES THROUGH. I MESSAGE
ACCORDING TO TRUST WALLET, A
CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLET COMPANY
WITH 80 MILLION USERS TRUST
WALLET POSTED THE NEXT ALONG
WITH INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW TO
TURN OFF. I MESSAGE.
>> TO PREVENT THIS HALF FROM
BEING ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR
PHONE. IT'S A CONCERNING
WARNING CONSIDERING HOW MUCH
OF OUR INFORMATION AND MONEY IS
LINKED TO OUR PHONES. BUT SOME
ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER THE
HACK ISRAEL OR WHETHER TRUST
WALLET, HEALTH FOR SCAM.
WE ASKED CYBERSECURITY EXPERT
CLARK WALTON FOR HIS THOUGHTS.
WELL, AS ONE PERSON VOLS WERE
THEY GET 2 MILLION DOLLARS,
BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE SELLING
IT FOR. SO THAT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S.
>> IT'S MONEY THAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO GET MONEY THEY MAY
ACTUALLY SEND WHOEVER BUYS IT.
IF IT IS A SCAM, THEY MAY SEND
WHOEVER BUYS IT. SOME PIECE OF
SOFTWARE THAT DO OTHER BAD
ONLINE PUBLICATION. TECHCRUNCH
SAID THE VIRAL TWEET FROM TRUST
WALLET.
>> SOUNDED LIKE A FALSE ALARM
SETTING. SEVERAL REASONS.
DARK WEB LISTING WAS VERY
LIKELY A SCAM THAT TRUST WALL
THAT FELL FOR. I'M ON YOUR
SIDE, REACHED OUT TO APPLE AND
THE CYBERSECURITY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY
TO SEE IF THIS WAS A THREAT
YOU NEEDED TO TAKE ACTION.
>> NEITHER RESPONDED. BOTTOM
LINE ABOUT THIS, MOST PEOPLE
SHOULD NOT BE WORRIED. KNOW
KEELY ARTHUR.
>> 5 ON YOUR SIDE. A COUPLE
OF THINGS WON'T MENTION TO
PROTECT YOURSELF ONLINE.
IF YOU'RE NOT USING AN APPLE
AND ACCOUNT, YOU SHOULD GET RID
OF IT AND KEEP THE APPS DEVICES