Trying to understand why google has my iPhone in a var container? I’m worried that my iPhone has been compromised as well

For a least 2 months my husband and I have been off and on thinking our iPhones along with our router and computer have been hacked or under some type of surveillance. We see something odd in google analytics that seems to say we are locked in a container and iPhone analytics mentions this as well. Can you help us with this please? Thank you Lisa


iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Dec 1, 2023 5:32 PM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2023 5:57 PM

Analytics and logs are intended for Apple and app developers, and undocumented, and filled with ominous and scarily worded and utterly normal and completely benign messages. Until and unless you have targets to search for, you can expend infinite effort finding, well, nothing. Think infinite haystacks, unknown numbers of needles, no idea what a needle looks like, or even if there are any needles.


Routers can certainly get hacked, particularly older models, and models with older firmware.


Apple IDs can get hacked, too. Failure of have two-factor enabled, password re-use, getting phished, various ways.


What to do?


Review the Personal Safety Guide: Personal Safety User Guide - Apple Support


Check firmware revisions on connected devices, update everything to current, replace the older gear not getting updates, ensure all passwords used are unique and robust, and do the rest of the work of security.


Analytics, not so much.


PS: containers and sandboxes are normal.

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Dec 1, 2023 5:57 PM in response to Community User

Analytics and logs are intended for Apple and app developers, and undocumented, and filled with ominous and scarily worded and utterly normal and completely benign messages. Until and unless you have targets to search for, you can expend infinite effort finding, well, nothing. Think infinite haystacks, unknown numbers of needles, no idea what a needle looks like, or even if there are any needles.


Routers can certainly get hacked, particularly older models, and models with older firmware.


Apple IDs can get hacked, too. Failure of have two-factor enabled, password re-use, getting phished, various ways.


What to do?


Review the Personal Safety Guide: Personal Safety User Guide - Apple Support


Check firmware revisions on connected devices, update everything to current, replace the older gear not getting updates, ensure all passwords used are unique and robust, and do the rest of the work of security.


Analytics, not so much.


PS: containers and sandboxes are normal.

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