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As someone in tech, I think it's awesome they were able to find a way into iMessage. As an iPhone user, I hate the idea that spammers can now use iMessage, and
by blindriver 3y ago
As someone in tech, I think it's awesome they were able to find a way into iMessage.
As an iPhone user, I hate the idea that spammers can now use iMessage, and I'm glad the service was taken down.
Both things can be true at once.
- makeitdouble 3y agoWon't spammers just continue using the macos bridged other services instead of the direct to Apple way ?
- MBCook 3y agoWhat do you mean? There are no services bridged to iMessage.
- 1123581321 3y agoHe refers to Mac apps like AirMessage that relay information from iMessage’s SQLite database or control the screen, and are connected to a messages app on Android.
- tredre3 3y agoBeeper Cloud, their other product, does exactly this... https://help.beeper.com/en_US/chat-networks/imessage https://help.beeper.com/en_US/chat-networks/imessage
- mh8h 3y agoIf they have to use real Apple hardware, and those devices are blocklisted by Apple when the spam is reported, spamming stays cost prohibitive.
- nomel 3y agoI also assume there are iMessage rate limits in place, that if exceeded, trigger some analysis. If that's true, then hardware costs would also be proportional to rate. I suspect there's some dark market for broken iPhones, and perhaps some rate limit for activations within a city block/building. The last time I had iMessage spam was years ago, so maybe it's not so practical.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThe first time I received iMessage spam was Aug 22, 2023 from +1 626 453 4929. And the second time was Oct 11, 2023 from edgardonikko@gmail.com trying to get me to click a link to malware.
- jeroenhd 3y agoWith how many "rent a mac mini stuffed in a datacenter" services are out there, I wonder how cost-prohibitive blacklisting specific devices really is.
- sdfhbdf 3y agoIf a serial number of the mac mini is blacklisted by apple from registering for example with apple updates or any other apple connected services, then probably it's in datacenters' best interest to keep spammers out of them.
- aeyes 3y agoCutting anyone off from security updates is a step too far.
- xyst 3y agoSpam is not really an issue. For me, it just goes to the "Unknown Senders" tab. No notification, so I am not bothered. Occasionally check it if I am expecting a message from a random number.
- cqqxo4zV46cp 3y agoNot really an issue for you. There are plenty of people for whom this is not viable.
- Arch485 3y agobut... Spammers can still message you via SMS? In either case, they just need to get your phone number. SMS vs iMessage doesn't make much of a difference.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThe difference is that spam is so rare on iMessage that the blue color message has the trait of being more trustworthy. In 15 years, I have only received 2 blue message, both within the last few months.