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Cybercriminals are stealing Face ID scans to break into mobile banking accounts


The latest wave of cybercrime is targeting iOS users in Thailand with Face ID thefts that allow bad actors to steal money from victims.

iPhone owners in Thailand fall prey to cybercriminals stealing Face ID scans that are then used to break into their bank accounts in a world first in cybercrime. Freelance Journalist Rachael Davies has spent six years reporting on tech and entertainment, writing for publications like the Evening Standard, Huffington Post, Dazed, and more. As well as writing, she also has experience in editing as the UK Editor of The Mary Sue, as well as speaking on the important of SEO in journalism at the Student Press Association National Conference.

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