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The trouble with trust
What went wrong with your phone to
c m Well, first, nothing went wrong with your
phone. Something went wrong with
how you used your phone — specifically,
how you trusted what was happening
with your phone.
The malware then got access to all your
tac r
f extortionate text. When you clicked on
the Space Noodle link inside the text, you
downloaded that same malware onto your
phone, and voila! Threatening text
messages were sent to any of your friends
who also clicked and downloaded the app.
Space Noodle didn’t actually come from
your friend from summer camp. It came
from the hackers — perhaps Russians,
, Ch infected your friend’s phone with malware.
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