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If you’re getting bombarded with FaceTime group calls, you’re not alone

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) FaceTime users are getting bombarded with group calls from numbers they’ve never seen before, often as many as 20 times in short succession during late hours of the night. Griefers behind the pranks call as many as 31 numbers at a time. When a person receiving one of the calls hangs […]

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The decade-long quest to stop “Spamford” Wallace

Enlarge / The federal courthouse in Las Vegas, where Wallace was questioned about his money. (credit: Wikimedia Commons) Update, 12/28/20: It’s the year end holiday season, and much of Ars staff is still enjoying some necessary downtime. While that happens, we’re resurfacing some classic Ars stories like this 2013 excerpt from The Internet Police, Deputy […]