My banking information has been hacked from my phone and I had a lot of money stolen. My bank told me to make sure I have no malware or spyware on my device. Is there a way to check this?
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Joshuacjohnson777 wrote:
u didn't give a explanation whatsoever
Your iPhone was not hacked, there is no malware on your iPhone, and banks are typically following a script here and various of them are not necessarily even a good source of security advice around iPhone and information security.
The tooling required to compromise an iPhone is exceedingly expensive, and very much targeted, based on available reports.
Just getting banking and payment information out of iPhone Wallet app is difficult at best, even given the iPhone passcode, too.
Usual cause of these sorts of problems are checks and check fraud, phishing and spear-phishing, failure to use robust and unique passwords across all sites and services, failure to have two-factor authentication enabled, and related account-compromise considerations. Passkeys would also help avoid phishing, if your bank supports those. (I would hope your bank suggested using their passkey support, in their security suggestions.)
A device-level hack or malware is exceedingly unlikely.
Some suggestions for your account security: Better Securing Your Data, and Apple Acco… - Apple Community
PS: malware defenses and related features are built-in.
No, your device was not hacked. There is no malware or spyware on your device. Your credentials were otherwise compromised.
Your banking information may have been compromised, but your iPhone is not hacked and you do not have malware or spyware either.
u didn't give a explanation whatsoever
Joshuacjohnson777 wrote:
u didn't give a explanation whatsoever
What else is there to explain?
The phone was not hacked.
End of story.
How do I check for malware or spyware on my hacked iPhone?
