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I have a Galaxy S21 5G with Android 13 I also changed my pin because I suspect he saw me entering it, but when this occurred he was at the other end of town so
by zw123456 4y ago
I have a Galaxy S21 5G with Android 13
I also changed my pin because I suspect he saw me entering it, but when this occurred he was at the other end of town so it would have had to have been some sort of remote access. I am thinking maybe phone link, which I had been using with my laptop, I disabled that.
It was definitely not autocomplete because he said something that only he would have know regarding the message I was typing.
He is being kind of a dick about it but I think will probably tell me if I push it but I guess part of it is I don't want to appear as stupid as I guess I am and want to at least get an idea of what it was.
I also turned on face recognition so that people will not see me putting in my pin.
I do not think he went through my laptop because it was turned off at the time.
It has been making me crazy. I will probably have to buy him a bottle of wine or something to get him to confess :)
UI Verion 5.1
Android Version 13
Kernel 5.4.219
Android Security patch level March 1, 2023
The app is called Messages, it's the default app and it's version 14.1.30.19
It was a half typed message, something like this:
I put in: "Hey Dan, are you going to the comedy club Friday " but was going to put night and is anyone else going. but took a call. then he somehow put in the text area where i was typing "yeah, Jan and Steve are going too but you are buying me drinks if you want to know how I did this."
So I knew it was him, I never hit send. So, he was in my phone I think.
- tcbawo 4y agoHave you ever logged into messages.google.com?
- zw123456 4y agoNo, never. HN is pretty much the only social media I use, the rest of it is not really my thing.
- tcbawo 4y agoMaybe this isn’t what happened. But I was specifically referring to the ability to pair a computer with your Android device to send/receive messages without your phone: https://messages.google.com/web/authentication https://messages.google.com/web/authentication It’s actually quite handy.
- the_pwner224 4y agoWow, that's very interesting. Please post an update once you find out what the attack vector was.
- zw123456 4y agoI will, assuming I buy him enough drinks, I am sure I will wriggle it out of him. That little F---er.
- enneff 4y agoYou should not buy him anything. You should cut him out of your life entirely. This is an egregious trust violation. I’d forgive a teenager of such thoughtlessness but if they’re an adult then they’re going to abuse you in other ways. They don’t care about you.
- zw123456 4y agoGood points. Maybe time to say goodbye.
- hackernewds 4y agoI had something like this happen. My friend is a massive prankster, and I let it escalate to the point, where they weren't just pranks. One day he came in with a bunch of goons and they seized every piece of IT equipment I had, including the fridge with the large screen. On the way in they shot the dog and tossed a smoke grenade into the crib, which was fortunately empty since baby was at my baby mama's house. Since my child support was based on my IT salary, I owed her $12500 monthly in child support. Court does not care that I'm unemployed now, and they're seizing custody. Lesson learned, do not let these pranks escalate unanswered. It can make you lose your dog, your kid, and/or make you a deadbeat dad. Be courageous, and say goodbye to your potentially horrendous friend while you can.