My iPhone says it is hacked

It's extremely difficult and beyond expensive to hack an iPhone. Only someone who is very important on the world stage would even be worth trying to hack. Like a politician, someone very wealthy or a President or CEO of a $Multi Million dollar corporation. If you see a message suggesting your phone is hacked, it's a scam and not to be trusted or believed.

So, don't respond to any message saying you've been hacked. Block the sender, then delete them.

See this --> Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Beware of Phishing!

Be careful and be smart to --> Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phoney support calls ...

Note: Apple will never send you any info on Lost/Found iPhones. It (Phishing) may appear as the image given below.

It could be Phishing

• Beware of --> Phishing and other Suspicious Emails 
• Know how to --> Identify legitimate emails from the App Store or iTunes Store 
• Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts, phony support calls, and other scams —> Use these tips to avoid scams and learn what to do if you think your Apple ID has been compromised.

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.

iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware *** unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed them on your device or/and have Jailbroken. 

It (Hacking) also depends on how careful you are in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password, etc with your friends and family members.

Be judicious when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.

**The primary reason for this is Sandboxing. All third-party apps are “sandboxed”, so they are restricted from accessing files stored by other apps or from making changes to the device. Sandboxing is designed to prevent apps from gathering or modifying information stored by other apps.

Security of runtime process in iOS and iPadOS - Apple Support

The sandbox on an iPhone is a security feature that creates a restricted environment for each app to run in isolation from other apps and the operating system. It is a core component of iOS's security architecture and plays a crucial role in making iPhones more secure.

If you doubt the authenticity of the information provided earlier, you have two alternatives:

1. Report the hacking incident to local law enforcement authorities and actively pursue the case.
2. Accept the credibility of the information; it is impervious to hacking. Just as some individuals hold unconventional beliefs, such as a flat Earth or moon landing denial, one has the freedom to believe in anything. The choice ultimately rests with you in this open and free world.

What makes you think it has been "hacked"? That's next to impossible so it is probably something else going on that you simply don't understand but also have not provided us with sufficient information for us to help you.