'Vulnerable to hackers': FBI issues 'stark warning' about texts between iPhones and Android
On laptops and desktops, the top competing operating systems have been Windows and Apple's Mac OS. But on smartphones, the battle has been between Android and Apple's iOS (the platform for iPhones).
iOS debuted in 2007, and Android was unveiled the following year.
Now, in late 2024, the FBI is saying that text messages sent between iPhones and Android-oriented devices are facing a security threat.
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Cheddar, in a video posted on December 5, reported, "Stop sending texts between iPhones and Androids — that's the stark warning from the FBI. The agency says your messages may be vulnerable to hackers."
"According to reports," Cheddar warned, "Chinese hackers have infiltrated several U.S. network."
In its warning, the FBI wasn't talking about text messages sent from Android users to other Android users or texts between fellow iPhone users — they were strictly warning against Android and iPhone users exchanging texts.
The FBI, according to Cheddar, is recommending that iPhone and Android owners use "encrypted or secure messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal."
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Watch Cheddar's full video at this link.
