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Owners Of Older iPhones, iPads Must Perform Crucial Update Or Device Could Become Useless Owners Of Older iPhones, iPads Must Perform Crucial Update Or Device Could Become Useless
Owners Of Older iPhones, iPads Must Perform Crucial Update Or Device Could Become Useless Some users of older iPhone models may need to update their phones, or else risk them becoming high-tech, expensive bricks. Apple is warning users still using their iPhone 5 - which was launched nearly a decade ago and hasn’t been sold since 2013 - that they must update their operating system by Sunday, Nov. 3, or they run the risk of losing access to apps, email, web browsing and other features that make the phone smart. The iOS update is needed "to maintain accurate GPS location and to continue to use functions that rely on the correct date and time including App Store, iCloud, email and w…

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Scam Alert: iPhone Users Warned Not To Answer This Type Of Call Scam Alert: iPhone Users Warned Not To Answer This Type Of Call
Scam Alert: iPhone Users Warned Not To Answer This Type Of Call Scammers are running a sophisticated scheme warning iPhone users that there has been suspicious activity on their iCloud accounts. The new scam involves fraudsters making phony calls posing as Apple support staff. The calls look authentic because an actual Apple support number from a local Apple number and Apple logo will display on the screen. The callers use spoofing technology to alter the numbers that show up on the caller ID. The schemers then go to work attempting to steal information about iCloud accounts and passwords. Apple's website states that if a customer gets a call claiming…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Man Who Hacked Into More Than 200 Apple iCloud Accounts Sentenced CT Man Who Hacked Into More Than 200 Apple iCloud Accounts Sentenced
CT Man Who Hacked Into More Than 200 Apple iCloud Accounts Sentenced A Connecticut man is heading to prison after flying too close to the iCloud. North Branford resident George Garofano, 26, has been sentenced to eight months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to  a computer hacking offense related to a phishing scheme that gave him access to hundreds of Apple iCloud accounts, several of which belonged to celebrities. Garofano’s guilty plea was a result of an investigation that was kicked off by the FBI in Los Angeles into the leaks of female celebrities in September 2014. Charges were filed in Connecticut against…

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Don't Fall For These New Email Scams, Police Say Don't Fall For These New Email Scams, Police Say
Don't Fall For These New Email Scams, Police Say There are two new email scams that have been reported and police are warning area residents to be aware of them. The emails claim to be from Apple or iCloud and both ask for specific, personal information. (Examples of each are shown above.) Two other Apple-related scams are also making the rounds: The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service issued an alert cautioning Americans to be on alert following a recent rash of phony phone calls coming from opportunistic fraudsters posing as AppleCare employees. For more, click here. An area resident told Daily Voice that she received three calls purporting…

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by Daily Voice