Someone is manipulating my iPhone

Someone is using advanced software to monitor and manipulate my device. Please help



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iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 3, 2023 9:03 AM

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Posted on Nov 3, 2023 11:36 AM

Nothing seemingly wrong with that iPhone. The analytics look normal. Well, other than that the Xfinity app appears to be very busy or malfunctioning, and the presence of a first-few-hops VPN.


First-few-hops VPN services too often provide little or no benefit over the existing TLS and private relay support, and too many of the add-on VPN clients have collected personally-identified metadata (even when claiming not to collect).


Here, I’d wonder if the add-on VPN app is causing issues for the Xfinity app, as well. Remove that VPN app, run with the default end-to-end encryption, and enable private relay from iCloud+ for privacy, and see if that works better.


If what you state is true that “Someone is using advanced software to monitor and manipulate my device. Please help” (and you will know your exposures and risks best, though I’m usually skeptical about these espionage-level tooling claims), you will fundamentally need to acquire security assistance specifically tailored to your case, your risks, and your exposures.


No one here can provide the sort of tailored advice necessary for those very few people that are targeted by espionage-level tooling.


Nothing in what is shown indicates any exploits. If you are having particular issues, you’ll want to state those, and not post what amount to random screenshots of telemetry data. Telemetry is intended for developers and for Apple, and is too often filled with scarily- and ominously-worded and utterly benign messages.


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