iPhone farms sending more than 100,000 scam iMessages per day

iPhone farms – banks of phones equipped with rotating temporary Apple IDs – are being used to send more 100,000 scam iMessages per day, found security researchers. By using iMessages rather than texts, scammers can bypass spam and scam filters implemented by mobile carriers. Fraudsters don’t even need any technical skills to carry out their attacks, as there are companies offering phishing-as-a-service (PhAAS) … Unpaid toll fees, shipping fees, and more scams Common scams doing the rounds at present include fake demands for unpaid road toll fees; claims that shipping fees are needed to release valuable packages from Customs; and fictitious warnings about unpaid taxes. These scams are commonly carried out via email and text message, and there’s a constant cat-and-mouse game between criminals and ISPs and mobile carriers seeking to detect suspicious text and links in order to block them. iPhone farms sending scam iMessages However, researchers at cybersecurity firm Catalyst have fo ... Read full article.