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phishing pdf

Hi. I’m an apple user for years. Yesterday I got a phishing email with a pdf attachment. I opened the pdf but it didn’t send me any website or etc. I only use Safari by the way. But i got suspicious and erased my phone. After that i chose the backup of february but i’m still not comfortable. I’m not so sure if i got any virus. The pdf was malicious actually i don’t know why i opened it in the first place i would never do that but gmail didn’t flagged as a spam.

I just wanna know what should i do to know if i’m safe or not.

(i have iPhone 8 — ios was 15.3.1 at that moment. I updated it today nowI have 15.4.1.)

I’ve been using both gmail and mail app. I opened the pdf on gmail app. Now I’m using only mail app. Hopefully I’m safe but i’m not so sure.

Thanks.

iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 13, 2022 10:56 AM

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User profile for user: SravanKrA
SravanKrA
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Posted on Apr 13, 2022 1:23 PM

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot infected with Viruses / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password, etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable  Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jailbreak
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


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User profile for user: SravanKrA
SravanKrA
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Apr 13, 2022 1:23 PM in response to nurse16

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot infected with Viruses / Malware / Spyware if it is updated to the latest iOS/iPadOS unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed on your device or/and have Jail Broken. 


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful are you in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password, etc with your friends and family members.


Be careful when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.


Thumb Rules:

  1. Enable  Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jailbreak
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device and payment methods
  5. Beware of Phishing


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