My iPhone received a fullscreen spam message. Is my iPhone hacked?

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My iPhone received a fullscreen spam message. Is my iPhone hacked?

iPhone 5, iOS 7.1

Posted on Apr 19, 2014 4:39 AM

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wjosten

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Apr 19, 2014 4:42 AM in response to Rockstarzmusic

Ignore & delete. That's called a "Flash" SMS. Ilegal in the US, but not in the UK.

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Apr 19, 2014 6:18 AM in response to wjosten

And in the Netherlands?

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wjosten

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Apr 19, 2014 6:22 AM in response to Rockstarzmusic

Don't know, but I suspect sending such messages is not illegal...annoying, but not illegal. Such is illegal in the US because we pay for incoming SMS's.

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