New iPhone hacked

Smart_thinker wrote:

Then as soon as the eSIM got activated, my device was heating up and getting slow, the cellular signal was also very poor, which it shouldn't be. And the signal kept changing when I was staying put at the same location. I've never seen this happening to an iPhone before and factory activated phone is always fast and has good signal at a place where it should be.

Nothing there indicates your phone is hacked. Your device is expected to heat up and it will lag as the background processes on your new device continue to run. These are system processes required to complete the setup of your phone. Some of these processes include:

• Indexing files for spotlight
• Building Siri Suggestion Database
• Analyzing photos for object detection
• Checking for Carrier Update, especially when SIM/eSIM is added
• Checking for iOS update. There will be at least one that will need to be downloaded.
• If you are using an iCloud Backup, then that first backup may take longer than normal

A changing signal bar in no way means your iPhone is hacked.

Again, unless your iPhone has been jailbroken or someone has had it in their physical possession without it being secured by passcode and Face ID, the chances of it being hacked are vanishingly small. And no hack would affect your cell signal strength. Any spyware or other malware that would survive even the iPhone being restarted, much less somehow appear on a new iPhone, would require tools only available to governments or other such entities with deep resources. They're not going to be available to we average people, and it's doubtful that anyone with access to these tools would want to take the time and effort to try and hack you and me.

Whether or not you wish to believe me (and my forty-plus years of experience in computer support and security) is up to you. There's nothing further any of us here can tell you or do to help you.

Regards.

I've removed my original comment since it no longer applies, though it's highly unlikely that your old iPhone had actually been hacked.

A brand-new iPhone can heat up and be somewhat slow as it does all the background processing that it needs to do as it gets everything set up. So while I can't say with certainty, things may be normal on that front. If the problem persists for more than a few days, take the iPhone to an Apple Store or authorized Apple service center and have them look at it.

As to your cell signal strength, given that it's happened with more than one phone, that's almost certainly a factor of T-Mobile. They may not have a cell tower nearby, that tower may be malfunctioning, or it may not have sufficient capacity and so is getting overloaded from time to time. This is an issue that you will need to discuss with T-Mobile.

Regards.

Again, this is almost certainly an issue with the cell towers in your area, the general environment in your are, or the structure you're in, or some combination of all of those. I had much the same problem with my iPhone in my previous residence which was in an area with very poor service from any of the carriers. The signal strength could vary throughout the day, and often I couldn't get calls even when the strength seems adequate. Many factors can affect the reported cell strength, including but not limited to large vehicles or equipment parked in the area, overall usage patterns during the day, your exact position in your location and what is between you and the cell tower, etc. This is not indicative of any fault in your iPhone and certainly not of any sort of hacking.

If you continue to have reception problems in your location, look into a signal booster.

Regards.

Again, there is absolutely nothing further any of us here can do to help you. From here your options are to report your concerns to your local or regional law enforcement and try to get them to investigate, or just stop using a cellphone or other Internet-connected device.

Smart_thinker wrote:

I am talking about the advanced tooling and I suspect the person I've messed with that was hacking my devices effortlessly, actually has access to the deep resources. I am not sure if he is from the government or some large hacking group or criminal group. If he is utilizing the government tool then there is nothing I can do. :(

If you think that is the case, then I would recommend a landline phone. There seems to be nothing that any of us can do to solve a problem you do not have. Not only do you think the iPhone is the problem, but also your TV as it is showing you javascript code. That is far beyond the scope here and you will need to look to other outside sources. The FBI is one source and there are other cyber security experts that you may be able to hire, but be aware that they will gladly take your money and may not ever provide a solution that will satisfy you.

My iPhone isn’t new however, it was hacked. In the early morning hours on 10/1 my “Password under Notes” information was deleted from my iPhone. That’s all and I have over 600 noted stored there. I spoke to three Apple Techs who couldn’t located my information in the iCloud nor in the delete folder. I truly believe my phone was hacked. I live alone therefore no one could have done this but a hacker. The Techs really couldn’t explain what happened, but of course they kept repeating how secure iPhone are BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE NOT. It’s been 8 days and I have no updates. This is awful and  such an inconvenience, but I was able to change my passwords on my important things. 

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