Help with hacked iPhone XS Max

A hacker is setting off the battery port to where you connect a charging cable every second. They're also overheating the phone and draining the battery and dimming the screen on my iPhone XS Max that I purchased refurbished on Amazon. Is there anything that can be done to stop this person. This person destroyed two Android phones of mine. And I didn't realize that the SIM card had been hacked. Once I inserted a new card. Half of what this person was doing stopped except for what's above.


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iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Aug 14, 2023 7:59 PM

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Aug 15, 2023 7:47 AM in response to jcrockoo7

If you feel an unauthorized person/app is remotely using, controlling or monitoring your device, then that is possible only if you have done one or more of the following Don'ts...


  1. Don't hand over an iPhone to kids or to a stranger without Enabling Guided Access
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jailbreak
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device
  5. Don't give in to Phishing
  6. Don't plug in your device in Airports and Public places through third-party cables and trust the device. Beware of Juice Jacking. (Especially in India)
  7. Don't leave your iPhone unlocked and unattended in public places like offices, schools, malls, etc.


If one of the above is true then quickly change the Apple ID Password and Return iPhone settings to their defaults.



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 unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed them on your device or/and have Jailbroken


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


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



If you don't reckon what is said above is true then you have two options...

  1. Report the hacking incident that you are facing to the local law enforcement authorities and follow it up
  2. Believe it, it can't be hacked. There are people who still believe that the earth is flat and also some believe no one has ever landed on the moon. What can anyone do about that? This is a free world you can believe in anything, the choice is yours.


Aug 15, 2023 7:46 AM in response to jcrockoo7

It is highly unlikely that skilled hackers would choose to invest their time and resources into setting off the battery port. Firstly, hacking requires a certain level of expertise, knowledge, and tools, which can be quite valuable assets. A proficient hacker typically has a specific agenda, such as gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information, financial gain, or advancing their own personal or political interests.


Monitoring your iPhone would not yield any substantial benefits for a hacker. It would be a trivial and unproductive pursuit that lacks any significant value or purpose. Additionally, hacking activities are often motivated by tangible gains, such as financial rewards, access to valuable data, or the ability to manipulate systems for personal or ideological motives. Setting off the battery port would not offer any meaningful advantage or serve a legitimate purpose but pranks would.


Moreover, hacking is an inherently risky activity that can have serious legal consequences. Engaging in unauthorized access, surveillance, or invasion of privacy is illegal in most jurisdictions. Skilled hackers typically operate with more calculated precision, targeting high-value entities or systems that present greater opportunities for achieving their objectives. The risks associated with hacking a device would far outweigh any potential benefits, making it an illogical and unprofitable endeavor.


In summary, hackers typically focus their efforts on more lucrative targets that align with their motives and offer substantial rewards. Investing time and resources into monitoring a device would be an inefficient and unproductive use of their skills, knowledge, and tools.



Aug 15, 2023 8:13 PM in response to SravanKrA

You’re wrong about the phone not being hacked. You can tell when someone is doing something like this to you. Ever since I’ve posted this. All of a sudden the battery port going off every second has stopped. I will look into forwarding this over to the police. This is nothing close to not believing astronauts landed on the moon or being a conspiracy theorist in anyway. This is real and Apple should know that this is happening. This person first invaded my Android phone through a simple text message and then lived in the Bluetooth of the phone. They would turn on the Bluetooth at anytime. This person scammed me out of a PS4 on Craigslist and I reported them and their fraudulent listing was taken down. Right after that they invaded my phone through a simple text message that I didn’t even open. Every time I would turn on the phone. An email message with OMACP ✉️ would show in the notification area. Probably alerting this person to my activity. They destroyed two Android phones and an Android tablet. This is real. This person keeps getting my wifi password as well and has invade my Fire TV Cube and my Fire Stick as well and has screwed around with how they operate. They've even messed with my smartlife-smarthome app that I use to control my mini-split air-condition and even the apps for my lightbulbs. They make the air-condition hotter and play with the lights endlessly. They have even put decoy response message to save new passcodes and passwords on my Mac Mini computer. They were trying to block me from changing my wifi password and router passcode. This person is doing this as revenge for reporting them to Craigslist and the FTC. This is definitely real.

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