Hacked iPhone messsges using my number

Someone is sending me nasty messages with my own phone number attached as the sender

iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 6:51 AM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2022 7:07 AM

Assuming that this was a “green” SMS message, no “hack” was involved.


Spoofing a caller ID is technically not much more difficult than putting a false return address on an snail-mailed envelope.


You might consider reporting it to your carrier.

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