I was browsing some website on Google about a kids tv show then it came up (ur iPhone has been hacked with a close button) I panicked and pressed the back arrow button then it redirected me to an adult website I cleared my history right away didn’t click anything. I have iCloud private relay on to prevent things from this and I have block pop ups on so I’ve no idea how this came up. Is it a scam please?
iPhone 13, iOS 17
It’s a scam.
Scammers (and advertisers and propagandists) routinely and purposefully use adult site links, and intimate photo disclosure threats, and old and compromised passwords (don’t re-use passwords!), and the rest because those threats work. Those threats cause recipients to panic and do things against the recipients’ own best interests.
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/sextortion-scam-uses-recipients-hacked-passwords/
Close the tab and move on.
It’s a scam.
Scammers (and advertisers and propagandists) routinely and purposefully use adult site links, and intimate photo disclosure threats, and old and compromised passwords (don’t re-use passwords!), and the rest because those threats work. Those threats cause recipients to panic and do things against the recipients’ own best interests.
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/sextortion-scam-uses-recipients-hacked-passwords/
Close the tab and move on.
Is it a scam please?
Of course.
iPhone hacked message
