Is iPad resistant to 'please review and sign the attached document' scam?

Miloinbrooklyn wrote:

I received the prompt as an attachment to an email in gmail. I mistakenly opened the pdf, but I didn’t enter any personal information. I have since deleted the email and closed any safari windows that had been opened by the pdf. Anything more I should do?

In this instance, deleting the email is generally sufficient. However, as suggested Smilin-Brian, selectively clearing your Safari cache will do no harm - removing any residual cookies.

Removing the associated history ensures that you won't accidentally access the associated URL. However, in already accessing the potentially malicious resource, you will have already confirmed to the Bad Actor that your email address is "live" and monitored by a potential victim.

As such, having inadvertently confirmed that your email address exists and is monitored, you may receive more targeted attempts. Be very careful to manually screen future email before downloading attachments or clicking any embedded links.

You would be wise to verify the following email setting:

Settings > Apps > Mail > [Composing] Load Remote Images - set to OFF

Embedding images - even an "invisible" single pixel image - is a technique used by both legitimate senders and Bad Actors to track that an email has been received and accessed by the addressee. With this setting set to OFF, you have opportunity to screen the email message without any embedded images being automatically downloaded and displayed - avoiding potentially attracting further unwanted email.

Yes. Simply close the window or App within which you see the prompt.

Thank you for responding with your concerns, Miloinbrooklyn.

Open Settings ➢ Apps ➢ Safari, scroll down and tap "Clear History and Website Data".

Smiliñ 😎 Brian

I clear the history and website data after ending every session for privacy reasons.

The choice is yours, Miloinbrooklyn. 😉

Smiliñ 😎 Brian

You're very welcome. Forewarned is forearmed. 🙂