How can I secure my iPhone after clicking on a scam link?

Accidentally clicked scam link on telegram on iphone, it asked for my telegram username and password, I did not enter anything and exit the website quickly and cleared all my browsing history

I doubt if there will be any issues further?

I did not login or type anything on the website

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iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 23, 2024 4:28 AM

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Dec 23, 2024 4:33 AM in response to Realestm

Then you are in all reasonable likelihood completely safe.

Consider this a “bullet dodged” and refresher training to always Compute Defensively.

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