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I was looking at some website and I got a pop up saying that I was being hacked and I don’t remember what. I figured it was Bogus so I clicked the X at the top right of the pop up. Then I got another pop up and clicked on the “close” button that was in the pop up. Was that was a bad choice? Do I need to do some sort of virus check or something? Thanks in advance for your advice.
iPhone SE, iOS 11
That is Phishing. Ignore those poups, please.
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:
That is Phishing. Ignore those poups, please.
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:
Thank you!! I guess I need to update to iOS 15 after all. It’s always interesting to see what unnecessary changes there will be 🤦♀️
So if malware was put on my phone, updating the iOS will remove it?
Also, what is the best way to close a pop up if it does come up? Is it safe to click the X or the “close” button?
Thank you!!
Hacker pop up
