My iPad says a hacker is tracking me

What do I do when my iPad says a hacker is tracking me


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Posted on Aug 14, 2021 11:16 AM

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Aug 14, 2021 11:26 AM in response to Bobgolfer

Above is correct. All sorts of scams around, of advertisements that lie, of spoofed / faked / forged calling telephone numbers and spoofed / faked / forged email addresses, all sorts of dreck.


The scammers will sometimes send mail messages with your old passwords as acquired from server data breaches. Other scammers will claim to be recording you and “demand” compromising photos (“sextortion”), all sorts of scam schemes…


What Apple writes on this topic ➡️ Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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