Think I may have been hacked
having problems with the phone. Turn off the phone. Page is sticking. When trying to back up the phone keeps coming up with errors. Tried to reset passwords and it freezes. Total nightmare.
Any ideas how to sort this out
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iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 18
If the restart does not clear this….
If you do not have a current backup, try to get one.
Then…
Clear Safari saved data.
Any add-on security apps, or add-on “coffee shop” VPNs, add-on ad-blocking extensions, or other such add-ons installed? If so, remove all of those.
Test again.
Could well be the phone hardware is also failing. A failing display and digitizer can cause touches to be missed, and can cause other touches to be registered; “ghost touches”. Or can be problems caused by a failing battery, as mentioned in a reply above.
Hacks are rare and targeted, based on available reports. Possible yes, but less likely as a cause of problems. If you’re a potential target — if you are an investigative journalist, political dissident, senior in private or government entities, with access to classified or sensitive data, affiliated with or on active duty with a military, or with access to great wealth, or other analogous risks, then you will want to take steps to review your own security.
If the restart does not clear this….
If you do not have a current backup, try to get one.
Then…
Clear Safari saved data.
Any add-on security apps, or add-on “coffee shop” VPNs, add-on ad-blocking extensions, or other such add-ons installed? If so, remove all of those.
Test again.
Could well be the phone hardware is also failing. A failing display and digitizer can cause touches to be missed, and can cause other touches to be registered; “ghost touches”. Or can be problems caused by a failing battery, as mentioned in a reply above.
Hacks are rare and targeted, based on available reports. Possible yes, but less likely as a cause of problems. If you’re a potential target — if you are an investigative journalist, political dissident, senior in private or government entities, with access to classified or sensitive data, affiliated with or on active duty with a military, or with access to great wealth, or other analogous risks, then you will want to take steps to review your own security.
Hello,
You have not been hacked. A restart will usually solve most of those problems:
The timing is a little critical, you may have to try it several times. See this for more detail:
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won‘t turn on or is frozen
Good luck.
Those aren’t symptoms of a hacked iPhone. To hack an iPhone requires hundreds of thousands of dollars at the minimum, and lots of extensive expertise. Unless you think you’re worth that, hackers wouldn’t target the average person. They go for government officials, CEO’s, etc. I agree with Bill in that you perform a Forced Restart, which should solve most of these lag and performance issues.
When was the last time that you replaced the battery in your iPhone 11 Pro?
What is the current Maximum Capacity of the battery? Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging
What should I do if I think my iPhone was hacked?
