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How to report suspicious activity

Is there a way to report some suspicious activity or possible hacking being done by a former Apple employee? Or, a way to detect hacking being done on my IPhone?


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iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on May 1, 2022 1:05 PM

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Posted on Jun 2, 2022 11:31 PM

hi, same here. I received a weird msg sent out by Apple yesterday at 8.38pm and so coincidentally at the same time stamp of my last msg received from Apple on 5 May which was done by myself for retrieving my own info.


i find it strange why I received such a msg suddenly when I didn’t do anything or request anything fr Apple and STILL giving me a “deadline to reset my password”. The link comes with apple.com. Is that a legit link? I didn’t click into it though. I’m suspecting someone could have attempted to hack Apple database itself to reach the users instead

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Jun 2, 2022 11:31 PM in response to SravanKrA

hi, same here. I received a weird msg sent out by Apple yesterday at 8.38pm and so coincidentally at the same time stamp of my last msg received from Apple on 5 May which was done by myself for retrieving my own info.


i find it strange why I received such a msg suddenly when I didn’t do anything or request anything fr Apple and STILL giving me a “deadline to reset my password”. The link comes with apple.com. Is that a legit link? I didn’t click into it though. I’m suspecting someone could have attempted to hack Apple database itself to reach the users instead

May 1, 2022 3:08 PM in response to annamarie1027

By hack, if you mean remotely controlling your device, then...


Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / 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
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jailbreak
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


How to report suspicious activity

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