while I wait on Apple to gather all my data and send it to me, is there a way I can check my phone for possible ‘footprints’ left behind if I suspect someone has entered my iphone15 using enterprise level software, more specifically RPG (Report Programming Generator) using SQL ‘fetch’ command?
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Original Title: Footprint question
iPhone 15, iOS 26
You will want to continue this discussion with Apple Support, and from whatever has happened here.
You are concerned about being exploited by a decades-old mainframe database app that has somehow been extensively modified into immensely-expensive iPhone exploit tooling?
iOS has no generally-available RPG tool chain, and has no SQL prompt, so both would have to be (created and) installed.
if you are concerned about the contents or security of your iPhone, perform a factory reset, and do not restore a backup. Enable two-factor authentication. Pick a new and unique and robust Apple Account password And related steps toward re-securing a compromised account and device.
You will want to continue this discussion with Apple Support, and from whatever has happened here.
You are concerned about being exploited by a decades-old mainframe database app that has somehow been extensively modified into immensely-expensive iPhone exploit tooling?
iOS has no generally-available RPG tool chain, and has no SQL prompt, so both would have to be (created and) installed.
if you are concerned about the contents or security of your iPhone, perform a factory reset, and do not restore a backup. Enable two-factor authentication. Pick a new and unique and robust Apple Account password And related steps toward re-securing a compromised account and device.
What you are concerned about and what you are reporting here involves tooling worth many millions of dollars, extremely well-funded adversaries, and the tooling and the exploits are very much targeted, based on available reporting. That places this report well outside the support and assistance that can be offered around here or in most any other forum, as the sort of situational information, questions, and direct device access inherently involved are detailed, personal, and very sensitive.
Whatever Apple suggests, which may well include contacting a vendor that can provide forensics assistance:
Yes I’m more than certain they were created and installed. I was wondering if there was a way to find a footprint in an area I hadn’t thought of yet. If anyone had any advice besides just scrapping the surface of the other generic steps I could take. A factory reset and not backing up my phone would cause me to lose more data on my phone I will be needing for evidence. I’m waiting on my report from Apple and my issue and what has happened here is a complaint that has been filed with the ftc, fbi cyber crimes, atty state general, dept of justice, the sec and any other agency I can file a report about my phone being remotely broken into and files and emails gone and pictures altered that I didn’t do. 2 whole months of my photo library doesn’t exist so I’m trying to find if there’s another way to check besides what I’ve already done. Decades old technology is the reason for inventions today and sometimes to find a problem it’s best to go back to where it all began. The recommendations you gave wasn’t exactly what I was hoping to find, but I appreciate you taking the time to advise me in the steps I could take. Thank you.
How to check iPhone 15 for potential 'footprints' left by enterprise-level software?
