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How to remove malicious apps and regain control of a hacked iPhone?

my iphone has been hacked by a professional team through linking application and Logging into my Google accounts then they completely hacked my iPhone even they can change anything in my phone and installed a lot of apps in my phone that I can’t delete them

please help me 😔



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Original Title: Hacked my phone

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If you had no two-factor authentication enabled and were re-using passwords as is unfortunately all too common, such accounts are trivial to access. You might be able to claw back access to that account, but it’s no longer your account.


Add a virtual payment card with a very low spending limit, and (try to) use that virtual payment card info to (try to) claw back control of this account during account recovery.


Details on this last-chance account clawback attempt:


If you can claw back enough access to enable two-factor authentication here, and then verify and update the trusted telephone numbers, also enable a Recovery Key for at least two weeks.


This recovery key should block the folks controlling your account now from re-compromising the account using he security questions.


Do not lose this recovery key!


After the two week window when the account security questions no longer work (disabling two-factor), then you can remove the recovery key, and revert to allowing Apple to assist with forgotten passwords.


It is trivial to take over all accounts with re-used passwords and no two-factor authentication, just as soon as one use of that account and password anywhere leaks. If that combination describes anybody reading this now or in the future, fix this soonest. New and unique passwords for all accounts, and two-factor where available.


pleas help me soon they have been already stolen my information and sending to anyone in my contacts 😔😔