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iPhone XR is being hacked, what is the best way to deal with it?

I am certain my iPhone XR is being hacked, what is the best way to deal with this?

Do I go straight ahead and update my iOS


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Posted on May 4, 2021 7:37 AM

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Posted on May 4, 2021 9:21 AM

To better understand what's going on we would probably need more details. In general though, if you believe your physical device has been hacked (unlikely if you have not altered the software yourself or allowed someone to) you may want to reach out to Apple with a detailed description of the issues your seeing and what makes you think your device is compromised. If you believe that a service or software on your device was compromised (like your hotmail email or Lyft app) then you should reach out to the software or service provider to isolate the source and possible options to resolve the issue. Check these links out below.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204145 - compromised Apple ID

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204759 - phishing info

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251437905 - similar issues

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201220 - How to report this issue to Apple

Reporting Computer, Internet-related, Or Intellectual Property ...https://www.justice.gov › criminal-ccips › reporting-co...

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May 4, 2021 9:21 AM in response to Peaceloveandunity

To better understand what's going on we would probably need more details. In general though, if you believe your physical device has been hacked (unlikely if you have not altered the software yourself or allowed someone to) you may want to reach out to Apple with a detailed description of the issues your seeing and what makes you think your device is compromised. If you believe that a service or software on your device was compromised (like your hotmail email or Lyft app) then you should reach out to the software or service provider to isolate the source and possible options to resolve the issue. Check these links out below.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204145 - compromised Apple ID

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204759 - phishing info

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251437905 - similar issues

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201220 - How to report this issue to Apple

Reporting Computer, Internet-related, Or Intellectual Property ...https://www.justice.gov › criminal-ccips › reporting-co...

May 4, 2021 9:22 AM in response to Peaceloveandunity

If it’s typical of late, you’ve subscribed to a spam calendar and those subscriptions can be removed, or have seen an advertisement that’s lying to you, or your password has been compromised and usually with no two-factor enabled.


Malware and hacks to iPhone and iPad are comparatively rare, and usually reserved for those of us of interest to very well-funded adversaries. And many of those tools work against our iCloud backups and not our devices, and access to those backups is password-protected meaning our passwords have become known.


As was requested above, what changes or messages or diagnostics are causing you concern?

iPhone XR is being hacked, what is the best way to deal with it?

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