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Hacked phone ?

How can you check if your phone has been hacked or cloned

iPhone 8

Posted on Feb 22, 2022 12:26 PM

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Posted on Feb 24, 2022 3:54 AM

Hello there!

iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be infected with viruses / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password, etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
    1. Don't share Apple IDs
  2. Don't Jailbreak
  3. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  4. Beware of Phishing


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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Feb 24, 2022 3:54 AM in response to Leighton78

Hello there!

iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be infected with viruses / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password, etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
    1. Don't share Apple IDs
  2. Don't Jailbreak
  3. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  4. Beware of Phishing


Hacked phone ?

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