Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
gothamist.com
Don’t fall for these texts from scammers trying to crack into your stolen phone.

This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.

I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.

  • jonneEnglish
    600·
    4 months ago

    I think when you remotely wipe the phone you can make it show a message with your phone number, in case you’re actually a honest person that found the phone instead of a thief.

    • DashiEnglish
      230·
      4 months ago4 months ago

      In the response posts to the article someone said they got the icloud address via reset request which you can use in iMessage.

      Not an i phone person so i can’t verify but thought id pass that along.

      • mx_smithEnglish
        120·
        4 months ago

        That’s interesting, never thought of that as an attack vector.