Compromised iphone

I am posting with the same problem users @Blackbird11xx and @iphone888abc both experienced with the ability to remotely control my phone despite factory resets and new sim cards, I am trying to find out if either user had a resolution to their issues? My iCloud was breached to start this entire mess but a brand new phone with brand new email and brand new icloud that did not bring anything from the original compromised device over to the new one has the new device with the same exact issues. There has been Reddit posts I have engaged in that discuss kernel privileges and radio waves to breach devices, an apple support employee experienced the attack and couldn’t get real

help from apple resolving it, there are zero day attacks on iPhones, its just less likely to happen than other phones, why would hacking groups making tens of millions give up their hacks for the apple bounty? One group that was busted made an estimated $68mil, ways more than the bounty apple has for hands off hacking proof.


I was vindicated by the apple employee though who himself admittedly thought customers were crazy when he received a few calls like the situation he ended up encountering. They are able to remote access the phone and while I was in the Apple Store showed the manager proof that I was not touching the phone and someone was navigating through it but the only solution offered was factory reset which did not help. I am desperate for help because I do not have money to buy new phones, I keep this one in lockdown mode and over a month this has gone on without any end site. My carrier and apple both have blamed each other for the problems and in the end I get no where. I assumed this was a SIM swapping scam, but they don’t even have to go that far when they can enable focus and screen time to then have your phone “unavailable” while diverting the calls & 2FA to themselves or simply watching everything you do on the phone. They also infiltrated my home network so I have no home internet and a compromised laptop that I can’t use to try to fix things. This has made me incredibly paranoid as I have had calls rerouted to the hackers that I thought was AT&T and other important companies by which they’ve gained access to sensitive account info. They even got into the apple store’s Mac my phone connected to trying to wipe it as well as the store’s phone they use to do business on as they let me borrow the store phone to call AT&T when I asked due to not being able to use my own compromised phone and they diverted that call to themselves as it was a Wi-Fi phone. I have proof and witnesses yet people will call me crazy still I know. I have fbi and local police reports without any forward movement to stop this there. I have had me mental health EXTREMELY & immensely negatively affected by all this. Where to go and what to do when brand new phone lines phones emails and apple ids end up compromised exactly the same, I do not know. I do not have anyone on a personal level capable or who would want to do this kinda thing either, no stalking, this is I’m assuming for financial exploitation and theft but I have nothing and so far to my knowledge they’ve not gotten anything, but I have limited ways to safely check my accounts or get on the internet at all. It’s a nightmare with no end in site. I need real help not someone saying it’s not possible because it most definitely is when you do a simple google search, IMSI devices exist & my passwords being leaked in the dark web when I didn’t realize it I believe gave them the in to breach my email and iCloud at exactly the same moment, so I know what I should’ve done to prevent this but it’s too late for all that now and little is out there on how to stop this once it’s happened. I contacted a cybersecurity company who said $2500 per device to fix it, I couldn’t even afford the $200 I had to scrounge up to get a new phone when they locked me out of the other device, it’s been 6 weeks of literal worst experience ever because our entire lives require the internet, I am doing everything I can in person but there’s so much you can’t do like that. I need real help please.

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 18, 2023 01:54 PM

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Aug 18, 2023 02:03 PM in response to b52_b

Let's be realistic. This is user to user help site. We are all users.....just like you.


No one here is going to be able to provide real help for the complex issue that you describe. Sure, you may get a few "try this" and "try that's", but I think you have already been through things like this multiple times.


The help that you need will come from professional security experts. They won't be hanging out on this site.



Aug 18, 2023 02:11 PM in response to b52_b

I am trying to reach these 2 users to see if they were able to fix the issue, as I’m in the same situation, I don’t know if it somehow will tag them? I hope so!


Blackbird11xx

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iPhone hacked?

This is my first time here. I’m trying to figure out what to call the condition my iPhone XR and myself are suffering under. I DARE NOT suggest, let alone utter the dreaded word “Hack” but for all intents and purposes that is the word that seems most fitting here. When one’s own phone is blatantly under someone else’s control… *** is one supposed to call it? Infiltrated? Compromised? Worthless? If nothing else my phone is definitely compromised.


It is under someone else’s control…. Verified, Qualified, Documented…. No help to be found ANYWHERE… All I personally get is denied, dismissed and funny looks for good measure.


Ive read a great many threads here on this topic and the majority of them describe my issue to a T…. The problem is that those threads often have a “me too” bubble with over 800 hands raised as having the same issue..


THIS question asked a year ago describes the situation perfectly:


iPhone888abc

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My iPhone has been hacked 

To make a long story short, my iPhone has been updated to the latest version, but it has been hacked. Now show the following symptoms: 1 since the phone was hacked, the phone signal and wireless signal are very weak, compared with the previous full signal to now only one bar.2 my iPhone can be monitored and spying I have checked the relevant information through the google,The related symptoms match those found by Google. 3 The password of any account logged in through my iphone has been changed. 4 whether I change a new simcard or restore the original factory settings. still can’t stop hackers keeps hacking my phone. 5 The most important thing is that everything I said is true. I don't need to lie to everyone , Because Cheating doesn't get any benefit.and I'm not bored enough to joke with everyone , because it's not funny. I hope to get your support. If you can tell me how to get back to normal and get rid of hackers, I will always be grateful to you. Thank you “”””



AS ALWAYS…The responses to these questions or statements are absurd, dismissing, condescending, unhelpful and many are downright rude.


It seems no one is willing to offer a solution to these very real problem descriptions. The feeling of deception is very heavy each time I read thru these threads… this issue is REAL and it’s extremely disturbing… making things worse is when people just say nope nope not possible and just walk away…


Cant anyone just be honest and fess up to what’s happening here? If you don’t want to use the word “Hacked” then give it a name that makes you feel safe…


Stop getting hung up on semantics…. Maybe it’s not hacked… What other way can an iPhone at the latest IOS be fully and totally controlled by someone else?


Fingers crossed for a real solution or answer but not holding my breath.


Thank you in advance for reading this novel…. Peace!


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Aug 18, 2023 02:09 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Hi Bob, I am hoping to connect with a user who was able to fix it & how because as I mentioned $2500 is completely out of the question for me, this situation has led me to spend money I didn’t have and even feed my kids thru a food bank for the first time ever, I am so desperate and I understand what you’re saying and was expecting negativity to come from positing, not that your post is, but at this point I have reached out to colleges in my area with cybersecurity programs, just racking my brains for someone to help because when brand new phone lines, phones & all accounts doesn’t fix it, I am just in this situation forever? Thx for your reply

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