In the last month, I've received 2 "Your iCloud Keychain verification code is: xxxxxx" from an unknown number (actually the number comes up as 504-72. Because I have iCloud off on my phone, and never requested any changes to it, I thought this was just spam. I never hit the link.
The second time I received the message, I forwarded it to my brother, to let him know if he gets the same message to ignore it, as it's probably a spam. Then he tells me he's already received a number of them. Initially he ignored them, but it was getting so frustrating for him receiving them, he finally clicked on the link. It took him to a verification screen on his iPhone, so he entered the same code he received in iMessage. Once in mid December, the other around 2pm today. Which happened to be the 2 times I received the iCloud keychain message on my phone.
That was a little too much of a coincidence for me. Then as a test, he clicked on the link again, entered it, and suddenly I'm getting the iCloud keychain verification message. He sent me a screen shot of the verification screen he gets when he clicks on the link he received in iMessage, and turns out my phone number is the one attached to it (last 4 digits of my number shows up). Not sure how that happened.
Also note, I'm still on iOS 8.3, my brother updated to iOS 9 in December. And as far as he knows, he didn't set up a 2 step account verification process. All he did was update, and used his phone as usual. He's also had a number of issues come up since updating to iOS 9.
So my concerns are:
1. My brother hasn't made any change request to his iCloud account to warrant even getting those verification messages. Just like I haven't made any changes, but still getting them. So why did he get them in the first place, that leads up to my issue? At least on my end, I know it's coming from him. But how is HE getting his messages? Is this some sort of hack or spam iMessage chain? eg. If I click on the link, someone else will get a verification message?
2. How is my number on his verification screen? How does he remove it?
3. How do we avoid this in the future?
Thanks.
Apple is such a bully now. Jobs knew what users wanted, and he gave it to them. He also knew what we wanted before we even knew we wanted it, and he gave it to us. Cook, gives us what HE wants, just to make sales. Quality is out the window. And frankly Apple has gone down hill for me since the passing of Jobs. After 20+ years of loving my Mac, and later iPhone, they are now both frustrating to use. You literally have to have the latest and greatest, to keep your computer or devices working "great". Gone are the days when your Mac is good to go for at least 6 years. Now, it's like Windows machines. After 3-4 years, your already looking to upgrade because it's running like crap already. Your also forced to update your OS or iOS, or else they can't help you with any technical issues. When updating is usually the thing that makes things worse, at least in my experience. But people like me are caught between a rock and a hard place. Like politics, because all politicians are "evil", you vote for the least worse. Apple is the least worse. lol
The second time I received the message, I forwarded it to my brother, to let him know if he gets the same message to ignore it, as it's probably a spam. Then he tells me he's already received a number of them. Initially he ignored them, but it was getting so frustrating for him receiving them, he finally clicked on the link. It took him to a verification screen on his iPhone, so he entered the same code he received in iMessage. Once in mid December, the other around 2pm today. Which happened to be the 2 times I received the iCloud keychain message on my phone.
That was a little too much of a coincidence for me. Then as a test, he clicked on the link again, entered it, and suddenly I'm getting the iCloud keychain verification message. He sent me a screen shot of the verification screen he gets when he clicks on the link he received in iMessage, and turns out my phone number is the one attached to it (last 4 digits of my number shows up). Not sure how that happened.
Also note, I'm still on iOS 8.3, my brother updated to iOS 9 in December. And as far as he knows, he didn't set up a 2 step account verification process. All he did was update, and used his phone as usual. He's also had a number of issues come up since updating to iOS 9.
So my concerns are:
1. My brother hasn't made any change request to his iCloud account to warrant even getting those verification messages. Just like I haven't made any changes, but still getting them. So why did he get them in the first place, that leads up to my issue? At least on my end, I know it's coming from him. But how is HE getting his messages? Is this some sort of hack or spam iMessage chain? eg. If I click on the link, someone else will get a verification message?
2. How is my number on his verification screen? How does he remove it?
3. How do we avoid this in the future?
Thanks.
Apple is such a bully now. Jobs knew what users wanted, and he gave it to them. He also knew what we wanted before we even knew we wanted it, and he gave it to us. Cook, gives us what HE wants, just to make sales. Quality is out the window. And frankly Apple has gone down hill for me since the passing of Jobs. After 20+ years of loving my Mac, and later iPhone, they are now both frustrating to use. You literally have to have the latest and greatest, to keep your computer or devices working "great". Gone are the days when your Mac is good to go for at least 6 years. Now, it's like Windows machines. After 3-4 years, your already looking to upgrade because it's running like crap already. Your also forced to update your OS or iOS, or else they can't help you with any technical issues. When updating is usually the thing that makes things worse, at least in my experience. But people like me are caught between a rock and a hard place. Like politics, because all politicians are "evil", you vote for the least worse. Apple is the least worse. lol
