Iphone wifi hotspot is attraction another 'connection'

Hi
I have an iPhone 5 and set up a hotspot wifi connection with a password. I am only connecting to the hotspot with my iPad - I have no other devices or cables to connect the 2 items. However I have noticed sometimes my iPhone tells me there are 2 connections to my hotspot. I changed the password but the second connection keeps appearing on and off. I presume this is because my wifi signal is not great (I have trouble finding it when the iPhone and iPad are sat on top of each other!) but I'm not sure what else it could be.
I am concerned someone is hacking my wifi and I would like to know if it is another user, who they are, how I can block them. Can anyone help?
Thanks

No I wasn't using any cables, I don't have a laptop, just the iPhone and iPad.
But the idea of a zombie connection could be it. The second connection turns on about 1minute after the original connection and it does come and go a couple of times in a 5 minute window.
It would still be nice to see the names of who is connected to the hotspo to be suret - is there any app or software for this?

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