Can the iPhone5 be hacked remotely by a hacker?

It's highly unlikely that he downloaded a key logger as such a thing is not possible on an unjailbroken devices. What's far more likely is that, as with the Instagram and Facebook accounts, he figured out your daughter's Apple ID and password. That would explain everything you describe.

Help your daughter change her Apple ID password to something that the ex is unlikely to figure out.

OH there was a keylogger alright. In the days prior, she was locked out of her Facebook and changed her password three times. She only logged in again on her phone and used very difficult password combinations each time she changed it. Keep in mind that he was never near her phone in that time as he lived two hours from our house.

As I stated, we created a new Apple ID with a new password and also changed the password on the old one.

mommarogers wrote:

OH there was a keylogger alright. In the days prior, she was locked out of her Facebook and changed her password three times. She only logged in again on her phone and used very difficult password combinations each time she changed it. Keep in mind that he was never near her phone in that time as he lived two hours from our house.

As I stated, we created a new Apple ID with a new password and also changed the password on the old one.

What you're suggesting is simply not possible. There are no key loggers that can be installed on an unjailbroken iPhone, especially not remotely. If the ex was never near the phone, he could not have hacked it. Most people's idea of "difficult to guess" passcodes aren't really.

However, all that matters is that the issue is resolved.

Well maybe I should clarify...to the best of my knowledge it was never jail broken. However he could have done that prior to the key logger.

He did have plenty of access before just not in the days before the incident. The key logger would not have been loaded remotely. The passwords were very difficult. A long combination of random letters and numbers.

HI suzanne. It is very long after your post but I am having the ssame issues. My phone is for sure hacked and remote accessed. Apple completely denies this is happening and therefore has no help to offer me. I've had the phone replaced three times and no one has had access to it. I'm really fed up and seeking any help anyone can suggest. Thanks

Sammydaave wrote:

HI suzanne. It is very long after your post but I am having the ssame issues. My phone is for sure hacked and remote accessed. Apple completely denies this is happening and therefore has no help to offer me. I've had the phone replaced three times and no one has had access to it. I'm really fed up and seeking any help anyone can suggest. Thanks

The reason that Apple can't help you is that what you think happned could not have happened. Unless you describe what exactly is happening, no one here can help you, either. The fact that you indicate you're having the same problem over three different phones is further evidence that the problem is not the phone itself.

Explain what problems you're experiencing, not what you think the cause of those problems is. Explain what troubleshooting steps you've already taken.

I tend to think it is with the cell phone companies. I found their IP address accessing my email and I live a long ways from their headquarters. They are crocked. They will do anything to mess with a consumer. JMO

I feel exactly the same. Hence this is an Apple run site. I get the feeling there are employees monitoring it at times to keep the general public from believing what they know is true. Giving evidence to what has occurred would only give out my personal information. Now why would I do that? I hate the thought of someone being able to hack my phone, however, it is simply true. It is what it is and some can continue to not believe it. I came here for help not to be discounted and bashed on. It is very discouraging that a person cannot feel safe from attack here. I personally have only been on this a short time and from what I can see it is a joke. But remember folks it is all in your head. BTW my phone is not jailbroke and the security issue at hand is real. Believe it or not.

dnyberg wrote:

I feel exactly the same. Hence this is an Apple run site. I get the feeling there are employees monitoring it at times to keep the general public from believing what they know is true.

Facts do not require "belief". They simply exist. Only delusions and myths require that you "believe". This is a technical support forum. It's not about beliefs, feelings and emotional handholding. If you have a technical support issue, provide details and we will attempt to help. If you don't provide details, there's not much we can do. If you require emotional support, seek the appropriate medical professional.

Apple employees don't do a lot of monitoring here. There is no way they would have time. They mostly evaluate reports made by users. Once you reach Level 2 (should that ever happen), you will be able to report posts you think may have violated the Terms of Use we all agreed to when we signed up here. If the Hosts agree that the TOU has been violated, they will remove the post. If you have a post deleted, you will receive an email explaining why.

By posting them it would also give personal information. Why would I do that if I was concerned about security? I would love to have help but not at the cost of exposing more personal information. Makes no sense as well as some of the aggressive behaviors on this forum. Some don't want to admit what is the truth the choose to accuse and bash others. Not just toward me. This is apparently an ongoing issue/problem. No one needs to be treated as I have read through this thread. It is shocking that adults act so unkind/narrow minded. Good times for sure lol. Some seem to think they are "big" because of a number next to their name. smh. 😕

Well i can confirm you can be hacked on a not jail broken iphone , I cant confirm if you can be hacked via icloud ( might be able to prove it later )

As for my take on it , and what i can confirm in my case , is 1st they take full control of your PC ,( i have loads of viruses) then make changes to Itunes and ipod software ( all iphones, ipads ect are based on certain ipod files ) , Just about every .dll file ( dynamic link library ) that is associated with a apple .exe file is full of errors or heavily modified and actually modify`s my iPhone , i have more than 10 versions of apps that cannot be found on google or has ever been available from iTunes.

Im sure lots will like to argue my point of view , and im not sure we can have these discussions on this forum , but if anybody with in-depth knowledge wants to discuss my assessment , im happy to detail all in a forum of their choosing , i can assure you i will win the argument as ive got loads of apple developer software on my PC ( that i didn't download or install as im not a developer ) and loads more warnings like this ,

invalid map/set<T> iteratormap/set<T> too longvector<T> too longApple Software Update Testing Mode Enabled** If you see this otherwise, please contact your system administrator. **This configuration could reveal potentially malicious packages not signed by Apple.

Looking forward to taking this discussion forward

Sorry , tried to edit my last post but was too late

just wanted to make the correction ,as my comment above sounded arrogant. So i might not win the argument , but by the same token i don't believe with over 500 million iphones sold , millions of users of the gmail app , and apparently im the only person with GmailHybrid.appcom.google.Gmail.ipa ,or do we all get custom versions of apps ?? LOL . And ive got 10 other apps nobody else has , like com.google.ios.youtube.ipa , and loads of settings and other files that are all found on pastebin and other sites relating to hacking . And as ive got loads of apple developer software on my PC ( that i didn't download or install as im not a developer ) and loads more warnings like this , I took my Iphone to the Apple store only a month ago and yet i still have unknown versions of apps on my iphone.

moienappleuser wrote:

The same hacking happened to my iphone 5 last weekend (as described in chain, iMessges automatically get typed up with junk character and make-sense statements, Random apps opening up, camera open up, browser windows opens and typed in some url, not letting my iphone turn-off, finally managed to turn it off after multiple attempts), created a case with apple, spoke with three support guys (three of them two junior and one senior). They are going to investigate on their end and getting back to me.

This sounds like the result of Bendgate. Take your iphone out of it's case, lay it on a flat surface. Is it bent at all? This happened to me too! Not a hack, it's the result of your iphone 6 plus bending. Went to apple (guy tried to blame me) they checked for water damage and gave me a new iphone.

benfromhunters hill wrote:

Well i can confirm you can be hacked on a not jail broken iphone ,

If someone gets a hold of your phone, they can jailbreak it and hack it. Someone might even be able to trick you into jailbreaking your own phone. But, no, the iPhone can't be hacked remotely.

Hemp360 wrote:

moienappleuser wrote:

The same hacking happened to my iphone 5 last weekend (as described in chain, iMessges automatically get typed up with junk character and make-sense statements, Random apps opening up, camera open up, browser windows opens and typed in some url, not letting my iphone turn-off, finally managed to turn it off after multiple attempts), created a case with apple, spoke with three support guys (three of them two junior and one senior). They are going to investigate on their end and getting back to me.

This sounds like the result of Bendgate. Take your iphone out of it's case, lay it on a flat surface. Is it bent at all? This happened to me too! Not a hack, it's the result of your iphone 6 plus bending. Went to apple (guy tried to blame me) they checked for water damage and gave me a new iphone.

That sounds like a bad digitizer which can be caused by a defect or by user damage such as bending it (no, phones don't spontaneously bend) or by getting them wet.