[nomel]

I also assume there are iMessage rate limits in place, that if exceeded, trigger some analysis. If that's true, then hardware costs would also be proportional to rate.

I suspect there's some dark market for broken iPhones, and perhaps some rate limit for activations within a city block/building. The last time I had iMessage spam was years ago, so maybe it's not so practical.

[lotsofpulp]

The first time I received iMessage spam was Aug 22, 2023 from [phone]. And the second time was Oct 11, 2023 from [e-mail] trying to get me to click a link to malware.