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My iPhone 14 Pro has been hacked .

My iphone 14 Pro has been hacked . The battery goes down really quick, phone gets hot, apps appearing on home page that I’m not down loading, etc. Can someone please help (tell me how to STOP this?

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Aug 12, 2024 12:24 PM

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Posted on Aug 12, 2024 12:52 PM

Stalked_bi_a_fool88 wrote:

Your iPhone isn’t exempt from a hacker hacking it. So do not listen to these individuals that are stating it’s impossible for your iPhone to be hacked, they just haven’t experienced this yet. Your apps may have malicious code. Find someone in your area to scan your iPhone for spyware.

It's not impossible. It's just improbable. Unless, of course, you jailbreak your iPhone. But if you don't, it's pretty close to impossible. Certainly close enough that it makes sense to look at all the other possibilities first.


A remote hack into an iPhone costs a couple of hundred thousand dollars. Very few of us are worthy of that sort of attention.


It's not possible to "scan" an iPhone for "spyware." If you see an app you don't recognize, delete it. If you are really concerned, restore the phone to factory settings, not from back up. That's rarely necessary, but it does make some people feel better.


It is possible for someone to compromise your Apple ID (and other accounts), especially if you haven't enabled Two-Factor Authentication.


If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support


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Aug 12, 2024 12:52 PM in response to Stalked_bi_a_fool88

Stalked_bi_a_fool88 wrote:

Your iPhone isn’t exempt from a hacker hacking it. So do not listen to these individuals that are stating it’s impossible for your iPhone to be hacked, they just haven’t experienced this yet. Your apps may have malicious code. Find someone in your area to scan your iPhone for spyware.

It's not impossible. It's just improbable. Unless, of course, you jailbreak your iPhone. But if you don't, it's pretty close to impossible. Certainly close enough that it makes sense to look at all the other possibilities first.


A remote hack into an iPhone costs a couple of hundred thousand dollars. Very few of us are worthy of that sort of attention.


It's not possible to "scan" an iPhone for "spyware." If you see an app you don't recognize, delete it. If you are really concerned, restore the phone to factory settings, not from back up. That's rarely necessary, but it does make some people feel better.


It is possible for someone to compromise your Apple ID (and other accounts), especially if you haven't enabled Two-Factor Authentication.


If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support


Aug 12, 2024 12:32 PM in response to Only1Charlee

Your iPhone 14 Pro has not been hacked. For all practical purposes iPhones cannot be hacked remotely.


Are you sharing an Apple ID with anyone? That can be one cause of what you describe.


An interesting fact about hacking; a hacker will leave no evidence of their hacking. That will totally defeat the purpose of hacking. So if you see odd symptoms that almost guarantees there is no hacker.


Here’s what to do next→How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe 

My iPhone 14 Pro has been hacked .

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