In iOS 9 the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), has implemented an extremely useful function for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch owners around the world, it has the role of protecting us against phishing attacks initiated by hackers determined to steal our money.
I told you more than a week ago that a phishing attack carried out in the USA, Canada and Great Britain involves displaying alerts on websites telling users that their iDevices have crashed, and solving the problem involves calling a phone number that would be Apple's support services.
In reality, that phone number actually belongs to hackers who directed users to people who had the intention of tricking users into paying a certain amount of money to solve a problem that in reality does not exist, a large number of people being deceived.
To ensure that such problems do not occur again, starting with iOS beta 9 4 si iOS 9 public beta 2 the Apple company has implemented a system that allows users to block any kind of alerts displayed by websites, so hackers will no longer be able to fool users as easily.
After blocking the alerts from the respective website, users will never see any more when accessing the respective domain, but this does not protect them from other websites that run similar phishing attacks, so you must also be vigilant.
Apart from this, Apple has already implemented the option to warn users that certain websites have been reported as having fraudulent content, so that before accessing some of them people know exactly what they are going to see on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Having said that, Apple tries to protect its users, but it can't do all the work alone, people have to be smart enough to realize when someone is trying to deceive them.
