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Accidentally opened spam email & unsubscribed

I accidentally clicked unsubscribe on a spam email and it had taken me to a spam website. I am really worried my iPhone & the camera on my iPhone has been hacked and convinced myself someone is watching me!! Is this possible? & can someone gain access to your phone/camera just by opening spam mail alone? Or by clicking on a link? If so how do I know? I’ve changed all my email addresses and passwords in advance. I have nothing to say I have been hacked apart from spam emails. Please help & stop my worrying as google has just made me worry more.


Thanks.

iPhone XS

Posted on Jul 6, 2021 11:02 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2021 11:04 PM

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable  Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jail Break
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jul 6, 2021 11:04 PM in response to _o1793

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable  Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jail Break
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


Jul 6, 2021 11:09 PM in response to SravanKrA

I haven’t downloaded apps or anything, just clicked on an spam email and the unsubscribe link. My iPhone is always updated with latest iOS. I am not sure what my camera settings were set to on the privacy settings though which is the only thing still worrying me. I also don’t share any info. What are the chances if I didn’t know about my camera settings?


Thanks.

Accidentally opened spam email & unsubscribed

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