So about a week ago I signed up for a domain name through godaddy. I neglected the private option to save a little money and in the past it hadn't been an issue, but this time was completely different. I started getting at least 6 or 7 phone calls, texts, and emails a day. They were all either solicitations or complete scams. At first I summed it up as stupid mistake, switched the domain to private and it started to slow down. But then just a few days ago I noticed my phone had sent two text messages and made a phone call on its own. The two text messages read "I'm in class." and "I'm in the movie theater." Sent right after each other. The phone number the call and texts were sent to was a totally random number I'd never seen before so I googled it. Turns out many other people had received spam phone calls from this number shortly after they had signed up for a domain name publicly. My experience was even stranger because my phone was contacting this number on its own. What was even weirder is the number is also listed as a fax machine for a random plumbing company in Ohio. I also started noticing weird noises on a phone call I had with my Dad that same day.
My phone has been up to date so its not vulnerable to Stage Fright and I ran antivirus that came up with a clean search. I talked to Verizon and the lady I spoke to had never heard of anything like this before and suggested a factory reset. I did that and nothing weird has happened yet. I have received one other spam text.
Now, I am totally paranoid when it comes to my phone. I don't click any solicited links and never download anything not from the play store. Could it still be possible some one hacked into my phone just by sending me a text message? Is there any other way to explain the weird behavior from my phone? Could I still be at risk?
My phone has been up to date so its not vulnerable to Stage Fright and I ran antivirus that came up with a clean search. I talked to Verizon and the lady I spoke to had never heard of anything like this before and suggested a factory reset. I did that and nothing weird has happened yet. I have received one other spam text.
Now, I am totally paranoid when it comes to my phone. I don't click any solicited links and never download anything not from the play store. Could it still be possible some one hacked into my phone just by sending me a text message? Is there any other way to explain the weird behavior from my phone? Could I still be at risk?
