Iphone restored itself to factory setting while plugged in wall for charging..crash or power surge?

i plugged my iphone in the wall at night to charge.  when i woke up it was restored to its factory settings. did a power surge or an iphone crash cause this.
i have a passcode on my phone that no one knows so there is no way someone in my apartment plugged it into a pc and restored it that way...  anyone know how it could restore itself to factory settings?? 

Howdy,
It sounds like your iPhone needs to be replaced.
You can try the suggestions in the Apple article -> http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
WTH.

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