iPhone Hacked

Nah........If your iPhone hasn't been jailbroken (if you don't what this is, it hasn't been), you haven't been hacked. You likely saw what is called a Phishing Scam message, designed to scare you. But you have more chance of winning the lottery and being struck by lightning at the same moment than you do of being hacked. You'd need to be a very high target (wealthy person or very important on the world stage) to make spending about $1Million dollars to try to hack you in the first place.

Read this --> Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

And this has a lot of information --> So You Think You've Been Hacked? - Apple Community

If your phone tells you it has been hacked, either it was a lousy hacker, or more likely a SCAM advertisement.

Ignore it then in Settings, Apps, Safari (or whatever browser you use) then remove all history and data (or cookies)

Harriet48 wrote:

I did not do any of the things you have listed. I was typing in a website and screens started changing and ended with a message my iPhone had been hacked. Can it happen that way?

The site you visited was either a scam site or a site that doesn’t vet its advertisers. Especially common if it is a sketchy site to begin with. But your phone has not been hacked, and I hope you didn’t respond to the message. If you did see: If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support

Harriet48 wrote:

I did not respond to the message. I hope you are correct that my iPhone has not been hacked.

It was not hacked. The website you were visiting was paid to display that message to you. It is nothing more than an advertisement that wanted you to download some software you do not need or want. You most likely would have been directed to that app when tapping the button.

A more nefarious website would be phishing for you to provide information to them after pressing the button, usually this is through a fake support communication from someone claiming to be Apple and wanting your password and other information.

Harriet48 wrote:

I did not do any of the things you have listed. I was typing in a website and screens started changing and ended with a message my iPhone had been hacked. Can it happen that way?

Your iPhone wasn't hacked.

Rather, the Web site that you visited – or one of the advertisers that pay them to show ads – put up a message which was a pack of lies, designed to frighten you out of your wits, and make you easy prey for the scammers. Criminals know that people fear being "hacked", having their computers infected by "viruses", etc. and so often will pretend to be alerting you to a serious threat to frighten you into buying something you don't need or into contacting them for "help". The only "help" you will get is help in ripping you off!

If you feel an unauthorized person/app is remotely using, controlling or monitoring your device, then that is possible only if you have done one or more of the following Don'ts...

1. Don't hand over an iPhone to kids or to a stranger without Enabling Guided Access
2. Don't share Apple IDs
3. Don't Jailbreak
4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device
5. Don't give in to Phishing
6. Don't plug in your device in Airports and Public places through third-party cables and trust the device. Beware of Juice Jacking. (Especially in India)
7. Don't leave your iPhone unlocked and unattended in public places like offices, schools, malls, etc.

If one of the above is true then quickly change the Apple ID Password and Return iPhone settings to their defaults.

Hello~ Please read the prior posts by *lobsterghost1* and *LD150*. Your iPhone has not been hacked.

~Katana-San~

I did not do any of the things you have listed. I was typing in a website and screens started changing and ended with a message my iPhone had been hacked. Can it happen that way?

I did not respond to the message. I hope you are correct that my iPhone has not been hacked.