Security Threats Detected

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Security Threats Detected

I received a text message saying "We are forced to lock your phone soon, someone is attemptibg to access your device! Scan your system and protect it NOW. Click here

cb09s8w.mkoxvv.online

When I click on that site this comes up;

28 Security threats issued. Immediate action is required to avoid data leakage, network spoofing, phishing attacks, spyware and improper session handling. Tap the button to subscribe the anti virus protection service on the next page for only $3.99 and activate it to remove all the security threats immediately.

Then goes onto (supposedly) scanning my phone for malware & viruses, issues found and Privace leakage, issues found

I'm pretty sure this is BS but I don't know how to stop getting these annoying messages And I want to be 100% sure they are fake

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank You

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 5, 2024 11:11 AM

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Answer 1

MrHoffman

Level 10

156,595 points

Oct 20, 2024 5:59 PM in response to Imanimarie22

It is an advertisement.

The advertiser lied, too.

Remote websites cannot scan your device.

Browsers inherently block that access.

Malware scans are fundamentally deeply intrusive. If that malware scan could happen, the scammers would simply collect all of your data and payment information directly. Without bothering with all the subterfuge and misdirection needed here.

These advertisers are usually selling some unnecessary or variously problematic VPN app that badly solves a problem that hasn’t existed for a decade or so, but badly solves that non-problem in a way that makes collecting and reselling your personally-identified metadata easy.

One look at that looks-more-like-a-random-password website name should make this whole thing seem sketchy, too.

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