. on Nostr: My good friend called to tell me a wild story of having his iphone compromised ...

My good friend called to tell me a wild story of having his iphone compromised somehow yesterday. The attacker was able to plant fake uber eats apps on the iphone. Then camera, microphone and location settings were changed along with passwords being compromised. He attempted to switch networks and the device would revert back. He would put in airplane mode and would switch back. He then attempted to backup his phone to his macbook which then bricked the computer.

He got multiple scam texts from coinbase and banking apps etc in the process. He ended up nuking the phone and resetting the computer to a previous bcakup. He said he felt threatened physically because he thought it was individually identified for target but couldn't tell. He said that his 2fa and face id most likely prevented a loss.

He is major tripping right now. Stay safe, keep clean digital hygiene, use the tools and don't type anything or give away information in a panic.