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Hi,

So I was at a wedding on Saturday evening. There was no signal (for phone or text) but there was wifi. I've only just gone to my text messages since then and noticed loads of messages, looks like they are sent ones. In a language which looks like Chinese. Any idea what they are about? My phone was away in my bag so can't blame any drunken incidents!! I have checked with Tesco and I haven't been charged anything. Just a bit concerned as it almost seems like a virus..my phone hasnt been the same since I upgraded to iOS 10 😟

Thanks

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Posted on Sep 26, 2016 1:00 PM

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Sep 26, 2016 1:20 PM in response to whats_an_alias?

Look in your contacts list. And if it is being obnoxious, block their numbers. Send a message saying, "Who do you want to reach? I think you got the wrong number." And it appears you are using imessages which has nothing to do with your phone carrier, but you can be contacted by your phone number or your email if you set. Just tell them they may have gotten the wrong number. Probably that is the case.

Sep 27, 2016 9:03 AM in response to whats_an_alias?

Usually these types of occurrences aren't true hacks, but rather that your password and email/username combination is somehow known. If you use the same password on multiple accounts, and one of your accounts isn't through a secure service, someone may gain access to all other accounts where you use the same password. Another thing I should add is that if you have other accounts associated with the same email as your Apple ID and you used the same password for those accounts, you should create new passwords for these accounts as well so they don't become compromised. It is best practice to have unique passwords for each account. I am guilty of reusing passwords, but what I do to minimize risk is use unique passwords for the most important things, such as email, Apple ID, and online banking. I don't necessarily do this for trivial accounts that don't expose personal information or for those that I can just easily create another account if necessary.

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