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User profile for user: WorrisomeCookie
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My iPhone is repetitively hacked and controlled remotely!

Hello everyone!


I just couldn't figure out how the hacker has gotten their hands on my phone for the second time around. The first time was through bluetooth, which I never turned on in the first place! Both times he installed empty PDF files under Files app that came with the phone. At first I thought hacker compromised the wifi to get to all the devices, but I only learned they gained access to the wifi after the phone's privacy is breached.


After clicking on the file it will show a message, "The ____ file doesn't exist" and I couldn't delete them. So I deleted the whole Files folder once and for all.


Does anyone have any idea to help me out? Any help is appreciated!


Thank you so much!

iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Jul 2, 2021 3:36 PM

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User profile for user: SravanKrA
SravanKrA
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User level: Level 10
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Posted on Jul 3, 2021 5:19 AM

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable  Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jail Break
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


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User profile for user: SravanKrA
SravanKrA
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Jul 3, 2021 5:19 AM in response to WorrisomeCookie

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable  Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jail Break
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


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My iPhone is repetitively hacked and controlled remotely!

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