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Think I was hacked

  • 07-03-2016 2:54pm
    #1
    Billiethepup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 139 ✭✭


    Apologies if this is incorrect forum, I have cross posted on info security so mods please delete as see fit.

    So I have a crazy ex who has an incredibly gifted techy friend. Unfortunately my ex mentioned to me once that he had tapped another exs phone calls and listened to the entire thing so bizarre as it may sound I know they are quite capable of this kind of juvenile crap.

    I have wondered for a few months if my number was tapped too as I would tell my friend x story on the phone and he would literally say it back to me word for word. Anyway, it all got too weird and we are apart a few weeks now.
    My iPhone screen had also been flashing every time I changed what I was doing on the phone - it looked just like a screenshot. I changed handset at one stage but exact same thing happens even on new iPhone. I really didn't care until I got a few weird messages so I have now finally changed my number, low and behold no screen flashing.

    My Q is this, 1.is there any way to prevent further hacking by weirdo exs with too much time on their hands? 2.is there any way I can know for sure?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    If your phone was hacked (Which I'm sure it wasn't) then it wouldn't be connected to your number, but to your phone's serial number so changing number wouldn't matter. If you think your messages are being read or your photos are being viewed, well that's a lot easier to do and again it doesn't matter if your number is changed as it would just be someone with an iOS device logged in using your iTunes account and syncing it.

    TL:DR Change your iTunes password. Also look up find my phone and see if there's another device synced to your account.


  • #3
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    Depends on how paranoid you are but I'd be changing my email passwords as well as my icloud/itunes password.

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2617?locale=en_US

    As has been said above, check findmyiphone on your phone or online to see if there are other devices synchronised to your apple account.
    http://www.apple.com/icloud/find-my-iphone.html

    Use a password manager like LastPass to set up new passwords for your email accounts. Would someone have installed a key logger onto your computer?

    http://www.howtogeek.com/180615/keyloggers-explained-what-you-need-to-know/


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