Most phone scams don't break any security at all. Someone rings pretending to be your bank, keeps you on the line, and talks you into moving the money yourself. Two-factor codes don't help there, because you're the one doing it. Apple's trying a new answer to that in iOS 27, with a setting called Impersonation Risk Detection.
Quin Halberg · Saturday 17 October 2026
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