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Hacked

I was on safari trying to find a website my friend recommended to me to watch anime as Crunchyroll has tons of ads I click this link and it says from apple download this app, a music app I didn’t do it and then this thing came up on my screen when I went back on safari saying you’ve been hacked and your bieng tracked apparently the hacker can see what I do have I been hacked or not? Please help me this has never happened before


iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on Dec 25, 2020 4:01 AM

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Posted on Dec 25, 2020 4:02 AM

All such messages are scams from criminals. Close the offending page and avoid sites that are involved in such bogus advertising tactics. Never, never, never download anything based on a popup message.


Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

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