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how do you deal with spam text messages?
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So how do I block an email sent to me by me? Apparently someone hacked a bunch of emails and has been hammering me using my own email address. Conundrum: If I block the sent email that was sent using my email, I would then be blocking myself? Was thinking about abandoning the email at some point but... not viable at this time
There are a few things to do at the server level to remedy that. If it is a custom domain that you own, you can add DMARC and SPF DNS records to reject most mail spoofed to be sent by you.
If it is not your domain, and is from a service like gmail, you can probably block the mail from their web interface adding a rule.
In iOS settings you can also add your mail address to block yourself. I don’t think this should have any adverse effects unless you send mail, iMessages etc to yourself, but obviously it is the last resort.
Hmmm... So I can add my comcast email to block myself (ie FROM) and still use that account for my general email addy? Gonna figure that one out - and THANKS for your info and time to reply here.
I wish I could block every message and email from non-authorized sources. Every new text or email should be allowed once with an option to authorize further messages. Might be limiting but it would save me a lot of time. IMHO
I'm a fan of the "filter unknown senders" feature, as it allows me to prevent automated messages for 2FA and other low-level alerts from known mailing lists from cluttering my main inbox. But it does nothing in terms of filtering out spam. It would be great to have a preview feature for every message sent to this inbox that allows for automatic blocking and spam reporting.
Most anyone can send messages to any device they wish ( I used to send texts/emails to daughter from SantaClaus ).
Below is a link to a published hack:
The Stealthy iPhone Hacks That Apple Still Can't Stop
After another “zero-click” attack, security experts say it's time for more extreme measures to keep iMessage users safe.
There are many others. If you were targeted, there is nothing you can do about it besides picking up a new phone, number and creating a new AppleID. The best bet is to not worry too much about it. Immediately delete unknown texts( without opening them ), do not answer unknown calls.
More tool info:
Pegasus (spyware) - Wikipedia
Most anyone can send messages to any device they wish ( I used to send texts/emails to daughter from SantaClaus ).
Below is a link to a published hack:
The Stealthy iPhone Hacks That Apple Still Can't Stop
After another “zero-click” attack, security experts say it's time for more extreme measures to keep iMessage users safe.www.wired.com
There are many others. If you were targeted, there is nothing you can do about it besides picking up a new phone, number and creating a new AppleID. The best bet is to not worry too much about it. Immediately delete unknown texts( without opening them ), do not answer unknown calls.
More tool info:
Pegasus (spyware) - Wikipedia
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Yes. It's really terrible how some people are targeted. But in saying that, the chances of almost anybody on this site being targeted by select people is 0.0001%. Most of us simply aren't important enough.
I think most users on here are far more likely to fall for email phishing scams or clicking links they shouldn't in unsolicited iMessages or emails. And also giving away far too much information on Social Media.
Totally agree about immediate deletion. Don't let curiosity get the better of you. If somebody really wants to get hold of you, they will.
Junkman is now available on the App Store in United States and Turkey, completely free. I think it will be able to help with English and Turkish language sms spam to those who need it. You can download it from https://junkman.app/
I haven't tested it on earlier devices but it will work on all iOS 15 supported devices, albeit a little slower as neural engine is designed to speed up CoreML. You will not feel the difference though as the filtering should be completed in around half a second tops.
Thanks. I hope it will help.
You can report any message it classifies wrongly and I'll add them to future versions to train the smart filter.
Thanks. I hope it will help.
You can report any message it classifies wrongly and I'll add them to future versions to train the smart filter.
Your welcome
iOS 14 has some nasty bugs especially about reporting messages, so I had to release Junkman with iOS 15 as minimum. I may start supporting 14 without the reporting extension though.
AT&T's spam tool is broken today. I sent in a couple of spam messages and both times it took several minutes before I got an ack asking for the number. When I sent the number, there was no ack. Usually after sending the number there's another ack.