A notice just popped up on my iPhone 15 that I was being followed by a hacker, does anybody know what to do about it
Is it important? Is it something I should worry about? I have enough to worry about now.
Glad I don't have an iPhone 15, or anything remotely similar!!!
Walleye
(34,927 posts)bucolic_frolic
(46,561 posts)Walleye
(34,927 posts)emulatorloo
(45,528 posts)They will call you in about 5 minutes and you can talk to them about it. They are very helpful and it is free.
I think there is also an option to chat via text.
Walleye
(34,927 posts)bullimiami
(13,972 posts)Walleye
(34,927 posts)Think. Again.
(17,207 posts)Walleye
(34,927 posts)Tetrachloride
(8,408 posts)a lot of basic websites will be cleaner in Brave.
Walleye
(34,927 posts)Tetrachloride
(8,408 posts)just use right away
however financial websites may balk
usonian
(13,470 posts)No doubt a fake. Get an ad-blocker. Good luck.
More detail than you need here:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102568
Covers s lot more scams.
ret5hd
(21,309 posts)i hope one of those phrases/words. sinks in!
CloudWatcher
(1,922 posts)Apple will warn users if they appear to be followed by others with tracking devices. For example, if you're at an airport walking along with a crowd of people. If someone else in the crowd happens to have "find my" enabled on their phone, and you have "find my" enabled on your phone, after a while Apple will notice that the two of you are moving kind of in the same direction but not together. So they try and be helpful and alert you that you might be getting followed.
But f the alert came in email or from a browser, it's most likely a scam.
Here's a writeup when the warning feature was announced. You can read it and see if it matches the alert you got.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-and-google-deliver-support-for-unwanted-tracking-alerts-in-ios-and-android/
Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android
With this new capability, users will now get an [Item] Found Moving With You alert on their device if an unknown Bluetooth tracking device is seen moving with them over time, regardless of the platform the device is paired with.
If a user gets such an alert on their iOS device, it means that someone elses AirTag, Find My accessory, or other industry specification-compatible Bluetooth tracker is moving with them. Its possible the tracker is attached to an item the user is borrowing, but if not, iPhone can view the trackers identifier, have the tracker play a sound to help locate it, and access instructions to disable it. Bluetooth tag manufacturers including Chipolo, eufy, Jio, Motorola, and Pebblebee have committed that future tags will be compatible.
Sadly this feature, while useful, has mostly led to panic and confusion in the people getting the warning. And calls to the police to ask for help.