Appl Insider

Apple device users are seeing an increase in FaceTime group call spam, with some forced to block hundreds of unknown numbers due to largely ineffective built-in privacy safeguards.Detailed in an Apple Support Forums thread and social media posts, FaceTime users are facing a deluge of group calls from unknown numbers and accounts. Suspected to be the brainchild of “griefers,” these calls can trigger a chain reaction resulting in multiple, quick-succession callbacks in a short period of time.As noted by ArsTechnica, which first reported on the issue, pranksters can call up to 31 numbers at a time using FaceTime’s group calling feature. When one person in the group hangs up or the call fails, a second call from a different number will ring everyone back. These secondary calls are typically returns from befuddled users. Read more…

Source: Appl Insider