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Your iPhone just got a hidden anti-scam upgrade in iOS 27: How to enable it

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New with iOS 27 (and iPadOS 27) is a setting called Impersonation Risk Detection that aims to warn you of suspicious activity that could trap you in a scam.

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  1. ZDNet

    Your iPhone just got a hidden anti-scam upgrade in iOS 27: How to enable it (opens ZDNet)

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    New with iOS 27 (and iPadOS 27) is a setting called Impersonation Risk Detection that aims to warn you of suspicious activity that could trap you in a scam.

  2. Blaze Media

    This new iPhone update can warn you if you’re about to get scammed (opens Blaze Media)

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    Online scams are getting more sophisticated, with attackers using AI to manipulate their voices on phone calls, change their faces on video chats, and write more convincing messages. To help combat the growing threat, Apple brought a new scam-busting feature to iOS 27 called Impersonation Risk Detec…

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