iPhone may have been compromised

While we were viewing properties, my real estate agent needed to contact her kids school and her phone wasn't working (she said). I let her use my 14Pro to make the call. I opened the phone and dialed the number for her. I walked away a short distance for about two to four minutes. Never heard her say anything but she said the call was done. When she handed it back, her screen photo was on my phone. While she had both phones, they were stacked one on top of the other when she turned to hand them to me. I've never had someone else's picture show up on my phone when they were to each other. There was not other phone call in the log nor test messages sent or received in the log. Was that enough time to download malware? Could she have been trying to get money from ApplePay? I don't know enough about applepay to know. I've never paid for anything by tapping my phone but I've seen others do it.


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iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 5, 2025 5:48 PM

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Sep 5, 2025 5:59 PM in response to OGwth20

Handing your phone to somebody else and walking off is a compromise, yes.


As for what happened past that, nobody here knows. Or can know.


Other than the person that had possession of your unlocked phone, that is.


What to do: If you think your Apple Account has been compromised - Apple Support


I suspect the photo you are referring to is a contact photo. Which is benign.


Add or edit your contact info and photo on iPhone - Apple Support


PS: This probably isn’t namedrop, if the power for the other phone was truly depleted.

Sep 5, 2025 8:09 PM in response to MrHoffman

Thanks for the input. I don't think I'll be handing my phone to anybody else again. I didn't think she would have time to do anything major but I don't know how quickly malware can be downloaded or input into the phone. That was my main concern here. I don't think she could have accessed the password. She could have gotten the IMEI number if she knew what she was doing but I don't know what good that would have done. Could be she was just checking my phone logs which may be why her photo was on my screen. Don't know why.

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