FaceTime group call spam is on the rise

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.

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