"find my iphone" device name changed to something offensive

hi,
i used my ipad to find my iphone4S yesterday.  listed in my list of devices was also my old iphone3 that I use as an ipod in a docking station in another part of my house.  i have small children and no one has access to my old phone to mess with it.  what concerns me is that what the name has been changed to as it's really offensive and threatening.  it uses swear words and refers to a female in the house, and as that's me i'm freaked out about the location services side of things.  on a practical level, is it possible to have my phone hacked in this way and if so what can i do about it?  can anyone help?

The name that Find My Phone uses, is the name of your phone: Settings>General>About>Name. Someone had physical access, & changed the name. This is easily done by tapping on the name displayed, then changing it to whatever you like.

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