Genefur
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Q: Why am I seeing websites in my history that I havent searched?

I was checking my husbands history on his phone and I found that he was looking at the personals section of craigslist (trying to meet people). He swears that he didnt search those pages. I've been searching on line for answers and it sounds like it is possible but I havent seen anything specifically about Iphone 5.

iPhone 5

Posted on Apr 2, 2015 7:03 AM

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Q: Why am I seeing websites in my history that I havent searched?

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  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Apr 2, 2015 7:06 AM in response to Genefur
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    Apr 2, 2015 7:06 AM in response to Genefur

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities

     

    Do you know if there is somebody (or even you) who is using the same Apple ID as your husband? If so (and if he is using iCloud), its Safari history may show up on his iPhone even if he did not look at that website. Note that there is also a feature called iCloud Tabs which allows you to know the latest website you have visited (or you are visiting) in one device and allows you to open it in another one with one click.

  • by Genefur,

    Genefur Genefur Apr 2, 2015 7:29 AM in response to Genefur
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    Apr 2, 2015 7:29 AM in response to Genefur

    He has his own Apple ID and I thought that we chose not to use the ICloud feature. The only thing I know for sure is that our gateway has been hacked and someone is using his MAC address to search websites online. Would this make a difference?

  • by Genefur,

    Genefur Genefur Apr 2, 2015 7:35 AM in response to mende1
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    Apr 2, 2015 7:35 AM in response to mende1

    He has his own Apple ID and I thought that we chose not to use the ICloud feature. The only thing I know for sure is that our gateway has been hacked and someone is using his MAC address to search websites online. Would this make a difference?

  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Apr 2, 2015 7:40 AM in response to Genefur
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    Apr 2, 2015 7:40 AM in response to Genefur

    That would make the difference. Moreover, it may show up that his Apple ID has been hacked. I recommend you to do two things:

     

    1. Change the Apple ID password.
    2. Enable two-step verification -> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204152

     

    But if I were him (and considering the option that the device was hacked), I would get rid of the device.

  • by Genefur,

    Genefur Genefur Apr 2, 2015 8:05 AM in response to mende1
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    Apr 2, 2015 8:05 AM in response to mende1

    Okay thank you for your help.