Ask HN: Is iMessage spoofing like this possible?

2 pointsno_flags6y ago1 comments

I saw this on twitter: https://twitter.com/chloe_lamyia/status/1194453574010454017?s=12

The tweet indicates that iMessages were spoofed to appear to come from a known contact, and attempted to lure someone outside of their home. To what extent is this possible?

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planetzero6y ago

The person's icloud account was hacked. Pretty simple explanation.

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Ask HN: Is iMessage spoofing like this possible?

2 pointsno_flags6y ago1 comments

I saw this on twitter: https://twitter.com/chloe_lamyia/status/1194453574010454017?s=12

The tweet indicates that iMessages were spoofed to appear to come from a known contact, and attempted to lure someone outside of their home. To what extent is this possible?

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planetzero6y ago

The person's icloud account was hacked. Pretty simple explanation.

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