Phishing Email on Outlook

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Phishing Email on Outlook

Hi, I received a phishing email from outlook on my work email stating that the hacker has implemented malware and gained access to my video camera, and is threatening me to pay up.

I’ve always been told Apple iPhone is very safe and if my camera is on, the green dot will turn on. Is this true?

is there a way I can check if there is a malware on my phone?

if I never clicked on any links from my email on my iPhone, then I should be safe…?

can someone hack me from outlook email to my iPhone? Even if I didn’t click anything?

please help me out. I know this is probably just phishing but I am kind of scared.

thank you.

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 18, 2022 12:26 AM

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SravanKrA

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Oct 18, 2022 12:42 AM in response to Megan_don_97

By hack, if you mean remotely controlling or monitoring your device, then...

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 them on your device or/and have Jailbroken.

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:

Enable Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
Don't share Apple IDs
Don't Jailbreak
Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
Beware of Phishing

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Piqûre

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Oct 18, 2022 12:46 AM in response to Megan_don_97

Did the email provide a link to or a way for you to pay them?

It sounds like empty threats to me. Strategy is to scare people in no danger into doing things like this, paying out money. I can assure you no scammer cares about what your iPhone camera can see, they only care about your money.

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