This Code Can Stop iPhone and Android Hack Attacks — Act Now

Your smartphone is the ultimate hub of your life – the technological, corporate, leisure, educational, financial, and social center that brings everything together in one device you take everywhere, even to the loo for many users. It's also a primary target for those who would seek to take it all away. Fortunately, there are several ways to secure your iPhone or Android device from attackers, whether they are opportunistic or sophisticated in nature.

I've recently warned readers about the most dangerous passwords that should never be used and explained why a list of PIN codes need to be avoided at all costs. The advice today concerns another code – one that's not on any list, it's not something that you can find for sale on the dark web, but it could just save you from the most advanced smartphone attackers.

FBI and Cybersecurity Experts Say Use This Code To Stop Attacks

Most of the warnings that you read online and the security advice that is distributed to mitigate them tend to concern email attacks of the phishing variety. This is hardly surprising, given that such social engineering is the preferred method for getting victims to install password-stealing malware or take over their devices and accounts immediately.

However, when it comes to perilous and extremely costly threats, it's hard to think of any more insidious than AI-powered deepfakes. These attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and increasingly more complicated to detect. Especially when delivered to your iPhone or Android smartphone, be that by way of a video or voice call from a loved one or work colleague.

The Risks of Deepfakes

Don't believe me? Go take the "can you spot a deepfake?" test and find out for yourself. A former U.S. government advisor, and current CEO of EclecticIQ, has told the Press Association that with AI lowering the barrier for such sophisticated impersonation scams, "everyone should have a secret password."

What Cody Barrow is referring to is a secret code, which is only known to you and your family, close friends or work colleagues. Or, instead, a different secret code for each of those groups if you want to keep that secrecy level as high as possible.

A Secret Code to Stop Deepfake Attacks

The FBI has previously advised the public to adopt the same mitigation strategy. If you get a call, be it voice or video, from someone you think you know, asking for help in the form of a money transfer or something else out of the blue and out of character, then the FBI has advised you should ask them to quote the secret code that you have created in order to validate their identity.

Even the most powerful AI won't be able to do this. Stupid robots. So, you know what to do: create a code with your family and friends, and stay alert in the moments of greatest stress when attackers will try to get you to make a knee-jerk emotional reaction that could cost you dearly.

Act Now

Don't wait any longer – act now and protect yourself from these increasingly sophisticated attacks. Create your secret code today and stay safe from the most advanced smartphone attackers.