iOS 27 Adds Impersonation Risk Detection to Help Protect Against Social Engineering Scams

Apple has included a scam prevention feature known as Impersonation Risk Detection in iOS 27, the company said, in order to guard against social engineering scams. Such scams involve the use of pressure tactics to lead users into disabling the security features on their phone, laptop, or online accounts. The feature looks for signs that a scam is underway by examining information relating to the device and the Apple Account, then passes on a risk level to the relevant app without sending the ori