Iphone hacked? Please help on how to detect and remove possible malicious software/apps
Hi,
I have an iphone 4s. I've installed iOS 7. Some one has been harrasing me and seems to have access to my info on the phone. I use icloud and the phone apps for calendar and they seem to know detail that are only in my calendar on my phone.
I have changed the password for icloud from a safe computer many times and have re-installed the OS on the phone and have gone through all the apps and removed any that I don't absolutely trust.
Is there any way to see if there is an app on the phone that enables hacking/sharing of the info. on that phone?
Any advice on what to do? It's not that information about my calendar is all that important but it just creepy that someone would be so evil to do so and it creeps me out-I want to make sure my phone is private and only I have access to my own information.
Any help and advice is much appreciated.
Thanks.
Unless your iPhone has been jailbroken it cannot be hacked.
The person is obtaining the information form somewhere else.
Do they have access to your email account like Google? or Hotmail? If your Calendar is linked to those and they have access they would be able to see your calendar.
As was suggested above, change your Email account passwords.
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