Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

I got an email saying a keylogger was put on my iPhone 11 and taken my passwords

I got an email saying a keylogger was put on my iPhone 11 and he’s taken my passwords, and contacts and showed me one of my possible passwords?? Is this for real and can they do this he said I watched a xxx video on my iPhone and that’s how he got in?? Is this possible??



[Re-Titled by Moderator]

iPhone 11, iOS 13

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 4:48 PM

Reply
Question marked as Best reply

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 4:50 PM

It’s a scam. Don’t respond to it. It’s not possible to install a keylogger on an iOS device unless it is jailbroken. You can forward it to reportphishing@apple.com.


Here’s more information on this type of fraud—>Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

7 replies
Question marked as Best reply

Mar 16, 2020 4:50 PM in response to -finwd

It’s a scam. Don’t respond to it. It’s not possible to install a keylogger on an iOS device unless it is jailbroken. You can forward it to reportphishing@apple.com.


Here’s more information on this type of fraud—>Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Mar 16, 2020 4:54 PM in response to -finwd

The way he got that one single password of yours was buying it online. Was it one you currently use, or one you used to use? If one you used to use, it would have come from a compromised site, like the Sony PS4 Store, or Yahoo, or any of the other dozens of commercial sites hacked into and passwords stolen from in the past decade or so. Those stolen passwords get passed all around the web, basically to anyone who wants to use them.


And of course, they wanted their ransom in bitcoin, right? This is a very common and very widely circulating phishing scam.

I got an email saying a keylogger was put on my iPhone 11 and taken my passwords

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple ID.