3 Alarming Signs Your iPhone Has Been Hacked, According to Security Experts

How terrifying is the thought that your phone might be hacked and someone could be stealing and using your data without your knowledge? Pretty scary stuff. But there’s some good/not-that-great news: Often times, if you know what to look for, your phone will send you signs that a hacking has taken place. Paying attention to what may at first seem like subtle changes to your device (but will reveal themselves as bigger changes) can clue you into problems on your device that you should not ignore.

Here are three alarming signs that your iPhone may have been hacked.

One of the first clues that something is up with your phone is that its battery drains faster than usual. If you’ve gone from needing to charge your phone once a day to searching high and low for chargers several times a day, this may indicate that your phone has been hacked. A hacker could be running spyware or malware on your device that runs down your battery faster and causes it to overheat, which can eventually lead to battery degradation.