Your iPhone might not be protected Calendar spam

On the IOS 14 update is different you have to go to settings then calendar and once your there it will show accounts you click on it and delete the one that says subscription or something like that and it’s all gone.

Hollybakers wrote:

I keep getting spams from my calendar saying you’ve been hacked and you’ve won something. Tried resetting my phone but still appearing

iOS 13: Settings / passwords & accounts - scroll down to Subscribed Calendars, tap on the rogue calendar and tap Delete.

iOS 14: Settings / Calendar/ accounts - scroll down to Subscribed Calendars, tap on the rogue calendar and tap Delete.

and don’t accept “free” offers in the future.

wafaa193 wrote:

I have the same problem

since morning I’ve been getting a message on my iPhone saying that my phone it’s not protected !

wha does that mean ? Please help

It means that you went to a dodgy website, then authorized the site to install a rogue calendar, probably part of some “free” offer.

If running iOS 13 or earlier versions, check: Settings - Passwords & Accounts - Accounts - Subscribed Calendars - Any rogue entries here? If so, delete the rogue account. 

If running iOS 14, check: Settings - Calendar - Accounts - Any rogue entries here? If so, delete the rogue account. 

EsequielGomez wrote:

Okay Thank you so much for your help 10/10

It worked !! It's not there anymore, do you know why it does that by any chance?

It was there because you accepted a “free” offer on a website or in an app, then tapped “Allow” when iOS asked if you wanted to install it. Be careful out there!

If running iOS 13 or earlier versions, check: Settings - Passwords & Accounts - Accounts - Any rogue entries here? If so, delete the rogue account. 

If running iOS 14, check: Settings - Calendar - Accounts - Any rogue entries here? If so, delete the rogue account. 

rileymccullough wrote:

thank you ! worked !

It worked because the original instructions weren’t wrong when they were posted a year ago, but Apple moved the setting to Settings/Calendars/Accounts in iOS 14, which, if you think about it, is a more logical place for it.

You got tricked into installing a rogue calendar; your phone does not have a virus.

If your phone has iOS 13 or earlier: Go to Settings/Passwords & Accounts, look under Subscribed Calendars, tap on the offending calendar and delete it.

If your phone has iOS 14: Go to Settings/Calendar/Accounts, Tap Subscribed Calendars, tap on the offending calendar and delete it.

And in the future beware of "free" offers

Here is the ultimate way to get rid of the calendar virus , trust me it works https://youtu.be/_c85hQGB3Gs

This works. THE EASIEST.

Go to settings—— password and account—- in account you will see some wired account added like in my case it was subscription.. just delet that account and it’s all set.

It worked! Took just less than 10 seconds to get rid of those spam invites!

See the post from Axel F. in this thread—>Spam in my calendar - Apple Community

Thanks Ravisharma7....I had this issue. It came from watching football on a semi-sketchy site on my phone. I followed your simple instructions and presto!!!...It worked...THANK YOU!!!