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Hacked?

I got a phone message on this past Sat. saying my icloud account had been hacked.


How do I find out about it?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 9:06 AM

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Posted on Aug 25, 2020 10:46 AM

You’ve seemingly been hacked, yes. Not your device. You. You’ve been hacked.


We’re all being targeted (barraged) with these scams and schemes. Fake telephone calls. Fake pop-ups. Fake emails. All seeking to hack us. Us. Not our devices. All trying to fool us into doing something unwise, like exposing our Apple ID and password on a fake “Apple login portal”.


Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


BTW: displayed “calling” telephone numbers can be spoofed/faked/forged, just as can “sending” email addresses in email.


Enable two-factor authentication, if you don’t already have that enabled. That makes it somewhat harder to wrest control of your Apple ID.

Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support


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Aug 25, 2020 10:46 AM in response to teena224

You’ve seemingly been hacked, yes. Not your device. You. You’ve been hacked.


We’re all being targeted (barraged) with these scams and schemes. Fake telephone calls. Fake pop-ups. Fake emails. All seeking to hack us. Us. Not our devices. All trying to fool us into doing something unwise, like exposing our Apple ID and password on a fake “Apple login portal”.


Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


BTW: displayed “calling” telephone numbers can be spoofed/faked/forged, just as can “sending” email addresses in email.


Enable two-factor authentication, if you don’t already have that enabled. That makes it somewhat harder to wrest control of your Apple ID.

Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support


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