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Getting Hacked

How do I stop people from trying to hack My phone to steal data, photos, & account information.

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 18, 2020 12:34 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2020 12:37 AM

It gets frustrating when I know people are trying to hack my phone with the accessibility features of these current smart phones. It’s like really¿? I’m sitting here watch you do it with your phone with sliding screens & what nots!

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Oct 18, 2020 12:35 AM in response to Gypsy_Boy

iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to latest iOS/iPadOS, unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious softwares or unauthorised apps directly from 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 informations of your iPhone such as Passcode, Password etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable informations 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 informations pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


Getting Hacked

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