Why did I get a hacking alert on my iPhone with location and timer?

I was doing some stuff on my phone when a apple security notice popped up showing my location when i had turned my location off and said that my phone had been hacked and that i needed to go to apple support center to fix it. what do i do? Also there was a 2 minute timer



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iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 21, 2025 3:38 PM

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Posted on Apr 21, 2025 3:46 PM

The message was not from Apple. You could have verified this by checking with Apple Support.


The message is a scam that is trying to trick you into clicking on a link or calling a number to provide your personal details to the scammers.


Delete the message and go back to work. Ignore and delete any other scam messages like this that you might see.

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Apr 21, 2025 3:46 PM in response to Some_random_username_i_created

The message was not from Apple. You could have verified this by checking with Apple Support.


The message is a scam that is trying to trick you into clicking on a link or calling a number to provide your personal details to the scammers.


Delete the message and go back to work. Ignore and delete any other scam messages like this that you might see.

Apr 21, 2025 7:24 PM in response to Some_random_username_i_created

"Why did I get a hacking alert on my iPhone with location and timer?: I was doing some stuff on my phone when a apple security notice popped up showing my location when i had turned my location off and said that my phone had been hacked and that i needed to go to apple support center to fix it. what do i do? Also there was a 2 minute timer"

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