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by autoexec 960 days ago
Considering how many times phones get hacked just by viewing a text message it's probably best to delete any texts from an unknown number unread. If you've got an iphone you're probably screwed the moment it hits your device, but at least you can try to avoid interacting with what might be a "specially crafted text message" as much as possible.

2016 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/22/stagefrig...

2018 https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvakb3/inside-nso-group-spyw...

2019 https://www.wired.com/story/imessage-interactionless-hacks-g...

2020 https://macsecurity.net/view/458-imessage-zero-click-exploit...

2021 https://www.wired.com/story/apple-imessage-zero-click-hacks/

2023 https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2023/06/02/warning-...

1 comments

"phones get hacked just by viewing a text message.... iphone you're probably screwed the moment it hits your device"

IIRC, there was a ~recent (2023) iOS CVE that matched this description, and it got a TON of attention because it was such an anomaly. I'm not shilling for Apple, but want to understand your comment better.