An unexplained announcement titled “Messagess FCM” has appeared on Android phones over the past few hours.
Countless users have received strange notifications on their Android phones over the past few hours.
Press releases sent by various applications are all titled “FCM Messages” and “Test Notificationsss !!!!”
yes microsoft teams, i am getting your fcm test notifications !!!! all of them !!!! pic.twitter.com/15uoT6BADo (@mykhachu) August 27, 2020.
We’re investigating an issue where users are receiving Test notifications on their mobile devices. Further updates will be provided under the SI TM221041 in your admin center.
Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) August 27, 2020.
There was speculation on the Internet that other hackers wanted to try to obtain personal data.
Aside from the annoying announcements, nothing else should have happened by now. Therefore, security experts assume that push messages are harmless and should be ignored.
Microsoft has already confirmed the problems. In February, a similar incident alarmed Samsung users.