Many customers of Vodafone have in recent days accidental sms messages that are typically for customers not human-readable. The messages, which come from number 70804, did the suspicion arise that it is malware.
On February 9, people started the strange sms messages to be received, is evident from reports in the topic on GoT. The sms messages contain a number of cryptic characters, as blogged Daniël Heesen. Users thought that it is probably malware or premium sms services went, it’s a topic on WhoCallsMe.
The confusion was enhanced by the customers of the helpdesk of Vodafone not to have heard what it was and were advised to ‘stop’ back to text, normally a way to ensure that costly premium sms services stop sending messages. The sms messages appear to be however, so-called ‘stealth sms’messages are secret messages that the user normally does not see that he or she receives them.
“These text messages are necessary to the software and settings on mobile phones to keep up to date,” says Vodafone in a reaction opposite Tweakers.net. “The sms messages are free of charge and not normally visible when customers receive this on the mobile phone. Inadvertently has a number of customers with a visible text message received.”
It would include messages with settings, for example the sim card. The messages are according to the provider is not harmful and can without risk be removed from the device. Customers will be the text messages also do not see the account. It remains unclear how it is that the customers this is normally invisible messages were to see. According to Vodafone, this would now no longer need to happen.