Showing posts with label update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label update. Show all posts

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Fake ad tricks 'Waterproof IPhone' users in iOS7 update and destroy their smartphones

Yesterday I updated you with New York police activity where it was found a campaign, asking users to update their iPhone and iPad to newly released iOS7.


An announcement is now gone viral, asking Apple users to update their iPhone iOS newly released 7 to make their devices fully waterproof, but according to reports, the ad is false and prompting users to break their phones.



The announcement is spreading across the social networking sites that looks pretty catchy and closing to Apple's type of marketing.


Here is how the advertisement misled Apple users:


"Update to iOS 7 and become impervious to water" says announcement (see below) explaining that "' in an emergency, a smart switch will cut phone power and matching components to avoid damage to the delicate circuitry of your iPhone." "


Those who fall for the trick are updating their devices and ending with broken gadgets. Some abuse of the unknown for urging an update.


Here is a screenshot of what say the people on Twitter about the issue:


Apple says that, after the release of its new update, more than 200 million users have already upgraded to iOS 7. However, from now it does not say a word about the false announcement.


Call a conspiracy theory or the misuse of technology, there is something fishy on the new iOS software 7 update also just a couple of days NYPD found encouraging people to to update their iPhone and iPad iOS 7.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Why NYPD asks users to update the iPad and iPhone iOS 7?

The New York Police Department issued a statement in which users were asked to update their iPhone and iPad to older versions of iOS devices newly released 7.


NYPD was found distributing alms allover the city, prompting Apple users to update their IOS 7 software for its new security feature 'lock Activation'.


In light of the image was published by Jim Rosenberg, showing the NYPD to ask users to review the World Bank.



So what is happening? Why the NYPD is so eager to iPad and iPhone software users at later? What is the NSA using local law enforcement authority to deceive people in an update and use a 0day vulnerability to steal personal data?


Well do not worry, New York city is facing massive increase in the mobile device ripped off and flight, especially Apple products are favorite targets for thieves. So to avoid such incidents, NYPD is educating people about the lock Activation feature last Apple iOS.


Blocking of activation is a newly added in Apple devices security feature which prevents the activation of your iPhone on any medium, reprogramming, body snatchers phone or otherwise without your Apple ID and password.


Check some tweets posted by New York on the activities of the NYPD.

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