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I’m trying to report hacking to apple

i have serious dv problems including hacking I just downloaded scrabble go and someone has got in and is trying to send messages via the tile selection and computer player words when I had my iPhone it was fully hacked they could play music via the speaker and hear what I was saying and doing with male clients at one point they also made Apple Maps give me directions in circles so I got lost on a dark country road it’s a family member and he has friends in Telstra and Optus who give him the imei and phone number I’m not a hacker but I’ve worked that much out. I now have avast vpn and virus apps he writes viruses.

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You can also report problematic apps at reportaproblem.apple.com. Apple will investigate and remove any apps that are found to be malicious.


To make sure your iPhone is not effected by this, setting it back to factory settings, without using any backup data and setting it up as a new device is the way to go:

How to factory reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


You do not have to use Anti-Virus apps on your iPhone, software like this can do more harm to the iOS software than good.

If you think that your Apple Account has also been used by other people, here are a few things to do, starting by changing the Apple Account password:

If you think your Apple Account has been compromised - Apple Support