How do I know if I've been hacked? [closed]

Solution 1:

Often this is just a ruse to get you to call the number and then pay a fee or provide a credit card number. In this case you weren't really hacked and damage is not done unless you make the phone call.

Not sure what you mean by the tablet acting "weird" so its difficult to answer your question with any precision. Assuming you are concerned about the behavior of your tablet after opening the email, the best thing is to erase your tablet and reset to a back-up prior to the email.

Assuming you released personal information to the fake PayPal site, you should change your password and inform Paypal ASAP (they may need you to get a new account). If you use the same username/password for other financial sites, then you need to change your password and contact those financial institutions as well.

Solution 2:

Apple has many support resources to ensure you are educated and secure:

Phishing & Other Suspicious Emails

http://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/

I would read through that and perhaps report the mails you received if you feel it's a targeted attack at you or Apple's customers. Since you have a PayPal attempt, you could see if they have a similar resource but let's steer the conversation to Apple Products since we're Ask Different and not Ask Paypal :-)