iPhone disabled after receiving a call-worried if it is hacked

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iPhone disabled after receiving a call-worried if it is hacked

Recently I have received a call on my iPhone. While on conversation the phone vibrated 4 times with 10 seconds interval between each vibration as if I am receiving text messages. When the call ended shortly after, I looked at the home screen and a message "iPhone is disabled try again in 1 minute" displayed.

When I unlocked the screen after about a minute later there were no messages received and all of my apps have been re-arranged.

I am worried if anybody has attempted/hacked my iphone somehow. The apple id I use is an email where the email admins have notified me that in the past couple of weeks there has been multiple unauthorized attempts to get access to it.

Has anybody experienced this behavior?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.0.2

Posted on Dec 1, 2014 8:26 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 1, 2014 8:31 PM in response to Silver_Apple_5

If you are concerned, change your Apple ID Password:

Apple ID: Changing your password - Apple Support

After you have done that, on your iPhone go to Settings > App Store and iTunes

Tap on your Apple ID

Sign out of your Apple ID

Sign back in with the ID and new password

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Answer 2

lizdance40

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Dec 1, 2014 8:31 PM in response to Silver_Apple_5

Your password for your email and apple ID should be changed immediately and should not be the same password.

never share your passwords with anyone.

while your email can be hacked, it is unlikely your iPhone can be hacked.

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Answer 3

riemiahs

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Dec 21, 2014 2:55 AM in response to Silver_Apple_5

I have just experienced the same phenomena. iPhone 5 with iOS 8.1.

I suspect it has to do with the proximity sensor, not detecting the phone is attached to the ear, therefor during the conversation you can tap accidentally on 'contacts' and go straight to the pass code screen, there you would "punch" wrong codes until the phone gets locked and you get the "iPhone is Disabled" message.

Never happened before, not sure why now but could be just a glitch, a bug or hardware problem.

We'll have to keep tracking this issue.

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Answer 4

Dec 21, 2014 3:21 AM in response to Silver_Apple_5

Hi Apple ID Change Password Also Update software to ios 8.1.2 Cheers Brian

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