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#2786368 29-Sep-2021 14:39

wow, i presume up to date Android OS is not preventing this loss?

maybe I should move to iphone just for this!

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#2786375 29-Sep-2021 14:44

Batman:

maybe I should move to iphone just for this!

Seriously - is the best move I ever made.

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#2786379 29-Sep-2021 14:53

the force is strong with this one. must ... resist ...

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#2786399 29-Sep-2021 15:20

Wow, I'm surprised Android doesn't have outgoing SMS rate limits. How are they able to send so many texts?

None of these phone numbers I'm receiving the spam texts from are people I know, so they shouldn't have me in their contact lists which would indicate the app downloads a larger global dictionary to send messages to as it spreads.

I noticed that some phone numbers have sent multiple messages which means it may not be obvious your device is compromised when it happens.

Does anyone know if it has compromised an iOS device yet?

If anyone gets more technical information would be keen to hear it!

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#2786435 29-Sep-2021 16:41

michaelmurfy:

Batman:

maybe I should move to iphone just for this!

Seriously - is the best move I ever made.

Well if they got rid of Lightning and moved to USB-C, I might consider selling a kidney to jump ship.

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#2786461 29-Sep-2021 17:13

This just re-enforces why I don't do online banking on my phone. I use the phone to get Two Factor Auth and my computer for the banking login. There is no way a single one of the devices being compromised can cause on an going banking breach for me.

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#2786483 29-Sep-2021 17:54

alavaliant: This just re-enforces why I don't do online banking on my phone.

If you use a banking app and don't install junk on your phone then using your phone is safer than using your PC which can also have malware.

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#2786486 29-Sep-2021 17:59

Stu:

Well if they got rid of Lightning and moved to USB-C, I might consider selling a kidney to jump ship.

better start looking for a nephrologist https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/eu-may-force-apple-to-add-usb-c-ports-to-iphones/

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#2786487 29-Sep-2021 18:00

alavaliant: This just re-enforces why I don't do online banking on my phone. I use the phone to get Two Factor Auth and my computer for the banking login. There is no way a single one of the devices being compromised can cause on an going banking breach for me.

@alavaliant Are you kidding?

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#2786634 29-Sep-2021 20:51

ive been absolutely dominated by these messages today.. since 1pm this afternoon I've received a total of 69 ;)

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#2786640 29-Sep-2021 20:59

dt:
ive been absolutely dominated by these messages today.. since 1pm this afternoon I've received a total of 69 ;)

Your lucky number?

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#2786642 29-Sep-2021 21:03

michaelmurfy:
alavaliant: This just re-enforces why I don't do online banking on my phone.

If you use a banking app and don't install junk on your phone then using your phone is safer than using your PC which can also have malware.

My point was about not putting all your eggs in one basket. I'd also be happy with doing banking on mobile IF the 2FA was exclusively handled on the computer (and I never banked on the computer handling 2FA). No matter how good the app is if the app/phone is all your need to sign in then compromise of that single thing will give an attacker access to your banking details.