thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom · 11 months agoNearly two-fifths of robberies in London last year were for mobile phoneswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkNearly two-fifths of robberies in London last year were for mobile phoneswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom · 11 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squarefrazorthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoHow do you send a phishing text to a phone you have stolen? The owner would either not get the text, or get it via iMessage which the response wouldn’t appear on the stolen phone. I’m not following this tactic, so I’m obviously missing something.
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 months agoThe owner tries to call the number from another phone, usually a mobile. The hope is that the phone was misplaced and not stolen.
minus-squarefrazorthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoSo the owner calls the phone, which is answered by the thief who pretends to be Apple? Interesting.
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoThey don’t necessarily have to answer. They can just note the number that appears on-screen and text it later from a different device. Usually the next step for the owner is to try get into their Apple ID to access the lost phone functions. That’s where the texts come in.
How do you send a phishing text to a phone you have stolen? The owner would either not get the text, or get it via iMessage which the response wouldn’t appear on the stolen phone. I’m not following this tactic, so I’m obviously missing something.
The owner tries to call the number from another phone, usually a mobile. The hope is that the phone was misplaced and not stolen.
So the owner calls the phone, which is answered by the thief who pretends to be Apple?
Interesting.
They don’t necessarily have to answer. They can just note the number that appears on-screen and text it later from a different device.
Usually the next step for the owner is to try get into their Apple ID to access the lost phone functions. That’s where the texts come in.