Is my iPhone hacked?

Tricking network providers into issuing eSIMs to crooks is new, SIM cloning has been around for years.

Yes I agree, physical SIM with PIN is the most secure but Apple has a moratorium on SIM trays.

I doubt if VPN will protect against SIM fraud or phishing despite the claims. They sure as heck mess up iphones and Watches.

There is no software in a SIM to be hacked. It is simply an ID.

Nobody can access data on an iphone that way.

NEVER use an App Store VPN on a iphone unless you want your data used by the VPN provider and you are happy for slow data traffic, problems with Wi-Fi, App Store etc.

Don't believe the snake oil advertising.

Just hang around here and see what damage VPNs do.

Ive been "hacked" by a website they used my credit card and my name that was linked to my Apple ID, you never can be too careful. Your information Isn’t easy to get but once someone gets it it’s out there for a long time unless you change it.

You were phished, the phone was not hacked.

Precious18jae wrote:

Is my IPhone hacked

Based on the information you have provided, no.

Precious18jae wrote:

Is my IPhone hacked

Highly unlikely.

An iPhone cannot be hacked, nor its encrypted info accessed in any way from a website.

The the pop up was a scam, and may have been coded in such a way as to prevent it for going away and can cause the browser to lag.

If you did not click on anything else, and did not provide any info, your data is fine and your iPhone is not hacked.

There should be nothing else you need to do. Much less worry about your cards and data for a website scam.

The iPhone cannot be backed but your SIM card can be through a simple text , thus giving control of iPhone to hacker. I know this to be a fact because mine has been relentlessly compromised by an ex in-law. It is frustrating to be violated by someone who has no ethics. The best way I know of how to stop this is to get another SIM card and lock it with a pin #, never open unknown text messages and use a vpn on phone.

Of course there is no software on SIM but it is still a new technique called SIM cloning, splitting, simjacking, or SIM hijacking, used by fraudsters to get control of your phone number. With your phone number, hackers can take advantage of two-factor authentication to gain access to your bank accounts, social media accounts, texts, etc.. as for VPN’s for me it is better than nothing. We will see what the future brings next..

The link was a scam trying to trick you into buying useless software or worse.....revealing your personal info.

I would consider changing passwords, credit card number and and other person information that could be on your phone. The phone itself can’t be jacked but the information on can.

Is my IPhone hacked