STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Apple iPhone and MacBook users are falling victim to a phishing scam when checking text messages — inadvertently giving schemers access to their Apple ID, according to a recent ...

To start using a brand-new Apple device — such as an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, or Mac computer, among others — you need to set it up using an Apple ID. This pertains to your personal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Nov. 27, 2024: This story, originally published Nov.

Apple Cash is a popular and easy way to send money right within the iOS Messages app and soon with just a tap. Until now, you haven’t needed to submit an ID to use parts of the feature. That will ...

Scammers are using a new scheme to hack Apple IDs: a fake email from Apple is sent to the victim warning about an impending account suspension. It contains a misleading link leading to a counterfeit ...

It's common to forget passwords, especially for apps and accounts where you aren't required to put up your passwords daily, like Instagram or X or even your Apple ...

Those traveling for Thanksgiving may notice a small change at the airports — the use of virtual IDs at Transporation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints. Apple has launched a new way for users ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to provide more information about Apple's Digital ID feature. Apple has launched Digital IDs, a new way for iOS users to create and store an identification ...

The new feature uses U.S. passport information and works at 250 TSA checkpoints. Travelers can now digitize their passport in their Apple Wallets with a new Digital ID feature that Apple launched ...

Apple today announced that iPhone users can now create a Digital ID in the Apple Wallet app based on information from their U.S. passport. To create and present a Digital ID based on a U.S. passport, ...

A code leak indicates that a future Apple Watch could have Touch ID unlocking capabilities instead of users relying on a PIN. Apple has been using biometric security across its main lines for quite ...