How to detect if my Iphone has been compromised?

Question

Level 1

4 points

How to detect if my Iphone has been compromised?

Hello there,

After talking to tech support who were clueless as to the extent to which iPhones could be compromised and reaching to out some email (product security) and not hearing back from them, I am posting the question here...

Whats is the best way (tools/techniques) to detect if an iPhone has been compromised.? I won Iphone12, iPhoneSE and iPhone8
Are there any specific tools or services which will help in this process?
Are there any groups or teams within Apple which can help to troubleshoot this. Tech support wants to do network reset and that's the limit of their troubleshooting skills...
What the escalation process within Apple? I am very disappointed with the escalation process within Apple. Seems to be worse than Google in that regard

I know my ask is a bit blunt towards Apple but I think Apple has to step up and answer questions about vulnerabilities in hardware as well as iOS.

Thanks

iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 28, 2022 03:17 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Nov 28, 2022 03:26 PM in response to senthil.m

What are you seeing that makes you think something is wrong with your iPhone(s)? If you explain the specific symptoms that are causing you concern, it's likely that someone will be able to help.

Unless you have jailbroken your phone, or someone has had access to it while it was unlocked for some length of time or you are a high profile activist, journalist or politician whose data would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to acquire, the likelihood that your phone has been compromised is so small as to be functionally zero.

If you think your Apple ID may have been compromised (far easier that compromising your hardware), start here:

If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support

Although this article is aimed a Macs, it has a lot of very useful general information:

Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community

Reply

How to detect if my Iphone has been compromised?

Similar questions