I've been hacked?

[kathynina]

Three texts went out to my emergency contacts saying "I have an emergency. Help me."
I did not send them. The only conclusion I can come up with is that I got hacked. Now what?

 

[ocnbrze]

Three texts went out to my emergency contacts saying "I have an emergency. Help me."
I did not send them. The only conclusion I can come up with is that I got hacked. Now what?

if somebody hacked your phone, why would they send text messages? if i hacked your phone i would try and see if i can get any personal info on you or your contacts. why would i tip you off like that?

just saying.

if you feel like you have been hacked then i would factory reset your phone, change your google acct info as well as any other acct info like your bank, facebook and so forth.

 

[JAy3001]

You need to check your phone settings to find out how to disable this feature. Sometimes these features are set to send automatically when you say.. press the power button 3 times in quick succession or hold the volume button down while the phone is locked.

So it is very possible that you have activated these texts yourself. Sorry I cannot be specific as I am not familiar with your handset.

 

[today]

Could it be a spoof?

 

[Hadron]

Aye, nobody needs to hack your phone to spoof your number when sending texts. They would need to know your contacts - there are various ways those could leak, but I'd check the security of your Google account anyway, probably change password too (you do have 2-factor authentication on, right? If not you need to do that right now).