Clicked Phising link

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Clicked Phising link

Hello.

as the headlight states, i was stupid and clicked a phishing link from DHL on my Iphone. It was about my packed was stuck and i needed to unstuck it through the link. So in my hurry, i didnt look twice were the text message was sent from so i clicked the link, got into the website and it wanted me to verify that i wasnt a robot, so i clicked the square and then i remembered that it wasnt from DHL i was expecting 2 package. So i closed the browser quickly. I didnt put in any personal informationen. This was 2 days ago and i have changed my Apple id, contacted my bank, passwords on my email and set up authenticators. Havn’t noticed any weird stuff from my phone or any apps that have been downloaded. Im wondering if my phone could be infected by any malware such as spyware?

Best regards

B

Posted on Jul 6, 2023 12:22 AM

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Answer 1

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Mac Jim ID

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Jul 6, 2023 7:08 AM in response to Bashingfly14

You have nothing to worry about on a non-jailbroken iPhone. The only thing that happened was that the sender was notified that you did click the link, so you may get more of those messages hoping you will provide your banking info or Apple ID and Password. Good for you for not falling for it and as always, stay vigilant with your personal information.

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Answer 2

Jul 6, 2023 7:00 AM in response to Niel

Bashing:

We all need to do this occasionally to remind ourselves that we’re not nearly as clever as we’d like to think that we are.

Simply following a URL on a non-jailbroken iPhone is - thankfully - quite safe.

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Bashingfly14 Author

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Jul 6, 2023 7:15 AM in response to Niel

Thanks for the answer, i’ve read abit on this topic now, seems like these kind of text message are phishing for information and can only get it if you write it in the website so i think i should be safe. I was mostly worried if any malware could be downloaded just by pressing the link.

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Jul 6, 2023 7:20 AM in response to Bashingfly14

In the future, if you are expecting a package......go the the shippers website to track the package from there. Do not click on any links in a message or email, even if you think they might be legitimate.

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Bashingfly14 Author

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Jul 6, 2023 8:17 AM in response to Bashingfly14

Thank you all for taking the time to answer, i’ve learnt my lession and will be alot more careful in the future.. was not sure if those links contained malwares too and that spooked me alot. Now i feel calmer :)

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May 11, 2024 9:12 PM in response to Mac Jim ID

Do the responses to this scenario still stand true? I did this exact thing today, minus clicking on the captcha. As soon as my brain caught up I 1) reported the text to junk and 2) closed the browser window (plus all open windows). About 25 mins later after reading more about phishing links: 1) set my phone to airplane mode 2) reset my router and 3) reset network settings.

Is there anything else I should be doing?

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