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iPhone 4s hacked

  • 06-11-2014 9:41pm
    #1
    bella_cork
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    I'm hoping someone can help me to check to see whether an iPhone has been compromised. I never owed an Apple device so it's a different world to me.

    My friend got an iPhone 4s from her ex-boyfriend last year. She never created an Apple ID for herself, it was all set up and ready to go. Things got sour in the relationship and it has become increasingly obvious that he is aware of text messages she has sent to various people. I just googled it and see that it is possible for someone to access text messages through iMessage if they have the Apple ID and perhaps have backed the phone up at some stage to their Mac. This guy has a Mac. My friend updated the ios a few months ago and when she did so, it asked for her Apple ID to login to iTunes. There was no Apple ID associated with her email address. She didn't continue with registering with iTunes as she knows nothing about technology and didn't have any need to register at the time. Is there a way that you can check on the handset to see what user id is associated with the particular phone? Also, is there a way that you can see whether or not texts are being fed in to iMessage? She isn't in a position to erase the phone at the moment but if that's the only way to ensure no-one has access, we can arrange to do it. Many thanks.


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  • #2
    brianwalshcork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 607 ✭✭✭brianwalshcork


    Settings - iMessage - send and receive shows me my Apple ID - I use the same I'd to log on to my Mac, and I see all my messages in the app there also


  • #3
    bella_cork
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭bella_cork


    Thanks very much. I'll be with her at the weekend and will check it out.


  • #4
    Boskowski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,361 ✭✭✭Boskowski


    That's it there is no hacking required. He simply owns the Apple ID she's using (without knowing) so he can see all her iMessage texts. He can't see regular SMS texts afaik. And if she signs the phone over to a new ID he should be locked out.


  • #5
    bella_cork
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭bella_cork


    That's what I thought, he already owned the Apple ID but I wasn't sure what access he had to messages etc. after that. Is your Apple ID just a series of numbers and if so, how would we know whether or not this is his ID or whether it is her new ID? I presume setting up a new Apple ID on the phone now will block all access to the phone immediately.


  • #6
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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  • #7
    bella_cork
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭bella_cork


    Checked her phone. Her Apple I'D is his email address. iMessage was turned on, which I have now turned off. iCloud didn't seem to be setup, nor was VPN. I'm not in a position now to change her user id as she's in his company at the moment but I think we'll have to reset the phone in a weeks time. Many thanks for all of your suggestions


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