Apple and Google have announced a partnership to develop a new system that aims to protect mobile users from phishing attacks.
The specification has been submitted as a draft via the Internet Engineering Task Force.
- The system, called the Authenticated Sender Program, will help prevent phishing attacks by verifying the authenticity of emails sent to users.
- Apple and Google believe that the system will specifically help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking.
- The program will use industry-standard email authentication protocols to verify the sender of an email and ensure that it is not fraudulent.
- Authenticated Sender Program will be implemented in both Apple Mail and Gmail and will be later available for other email services.
- In 2020, Iranian hackers targeted U.S. government officials and journalists by hacking into their Gmail accounts.
- In 2017, many iCloud users were hit with a spam attack that added unwanted events to their calendars.
