Did someone hack my iPhone?
Hi Guys, I have received a phising message on 20th October that i did NOT click, however I noticed that my phone started sharing location with this contact (10:28) then stopped it (10:32) then it sent the point of my location (10:36). Is it possible that i got hacked somehow? Around this time I was on a photoshoot with my 6 months old son and there is a slight possibility that he could do this from my applewatch but honestly i doubt it. What do you think i shoul do? Could someone hacked my phone? Are they able to access my mobile bank as well? Thanks in advance!
I don’t have much advice for you. If your phone was on the latest iOS patch, you have been hit with a zero day. Which is quite expensive. So someone has spent a lot of money to find out where you are.
If this would hit me. I would put the phone in airplane mode, to keep them out. And consider the device lost. It is hard to recover from this. Since you are never sure if they are still in the device.
On the personal side. Someone was VERY interested in your whereabouts. They possibly exfiltrated more data. So you, or someone near you, is a high profile target. Be aware of this and act accordingly.
Someone mentioned you should harden your next phone, lockdown mode, I second that. Perhaps look into Yubikeys for 2FA, to protect your online accounts.
It was on 16.5.1, now i'm running the update, could it help in any way?
There is no high profile person between my family or friends.
My main concern is about my banking app, I dont have much money and it would be a nightmare if it would be emptied out. Do you think they can access that one as well?