My iphone got hacked pop-up

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My iphone got hacked pop-up

I was on Safari when I received a pop-up saying my Iphone got hacked. I sadly clicked close on the pop up. Then I exited the browser closed it, and cleared history. I changed my Apple ID password and I looked at the Safari settings where all the safety options were turned on.

I am scared because I clicked close on the pop up. I did not click any link or give away personal information regarding my Apple ID. Can someone please give me more information about whether my phone is safe?

Posted on Feb 10, 2024 8:25 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 10, 2024 8:31 AM in response to S-nl-gr-001-22

You are fine. Those messages are common when browsing the internet and occur more frequently when visiting sites that are in the darker areas of the internet. You just need to move on to another page and not provide any information to them. You were not hacked and that is the whole purpose to scare you into providing them information that you should not do.

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Feb 10, 2024 8:35 AM in response to S-nl-gr-001-22

S-nl-gr-001-22 wrote:

Thank you very much. I was scared by clicking the close option of the pop up some sort of software was installed on my phone

No software can be installed on your phone from a website. They are just trying to scare you.

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Answer 3

John Galt

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Feb 10, 2024 11:12 AM in response to S-nl-gr-001-22

Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages - Apple Community explains what those messages are and what to do about them. There was no need to change your Apple ID password, but there was no harm in doing so.

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Feb 10, 2024 8:33 AM in response to Mac Jim ID

Thank you very much. I was scared by clicking the close option of the pop up some sort of software was installed on my phone

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