I know that I have been hacked! One of my passwords was sent to me in an email with a threat to send things to my FB page and phone contacts. Is this even possible on an iPhone? Can someone use malware to log keystrokes? Please advise. Cleared Safari cache, powered off and sending this from iPad.
thank you,
Gary
iPhone 8, iOS 13
The email is a scam. The scammers are using passwords stolen from various web sites to attempt to extort money by scaring users. Don’t be scared by the email. Instead, simply delete the email.
They got personalized, because they stole your password and username from a different site years ago ..... possibly Yahoo, Hotmail, LinkedIn, etc. They know nothing about you. They send thousands of emails to users, hoping someone will be scared enough to submit the $2000 in bitcoins to their account.
You’re quite welcome. The Apple article below has good general information regarding bogus email, messages, web pages, etc.
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Can they access my FB list and contacts list? They were able to get very personalized in the threat.
Thank you so much for letting me know about this. I have been worried for the last 24 hrs that my life was going to get very complicated. Really appreciate your prompt responses!
Gary
Hacked iPhone 8
