This single image shows the whole process of Whatsapp spam process. Get a WhatsApp account (free) Load up a load of random or guessed phone numbers into a group. Send a cheesy message and then unload the group. Simples. A pain in the a***e international spam in short order. Cheaper than international SMS and no blowback.
And what is WhatsApp doing about this - nothing I as far as I can tell.
Who who'll have guessed that a free messaging app would be used for spam ? Where's the president for that ? Just about the last 30 years of internet, Usenet, Email, worms, Viruses, Facebook.
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Here is another ugly face of the net - pop up deception right in your face. Triggered from from a random interesting post on Facebook this javascript dialog box locks out your browser. The use of a deceptive domain name "com-macupdate.info" preceded by apple. gives the impression of legitimacy.
Action to take - Force quit Safari then restart Safari holding down Shift to avoid dropping right back into the same issue. This and other similar scams are discussed on the Apple support forums.
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Here is another ugly face of the net - pop up deception right in your face. Triggered from from a random interesting post on Facebook this javascript dialog box locks out your browser. The use of a deceptive domain name "com-macupdate.info" preceded by apple. gives the impression of legitimacy.
Action to take - Force quit Safari then restart Safari holding down Shift to avoid dropping right back into the same issue. This and other similar scams are discussed on the Apple support forums.
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| http://apple.com-macupdate.info domain is a part of com-macupdate.info nothing to do with Apple.com |