Is my iphone really hacked??

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Is my iphone really hacked??

I clicked a link that showed a popup on my screen that my iphone has hacked and immediate action is required within 1 minute. The message seemed

as if it was sent by apple security!! Below was an option to fix it and by clicking on that it made me install an antivirus app from the app store but after reading somewhere that such pop ups are generally fake, i uninstalled that app and cleared my browsing data. I just wanted to get sure that am i in some sort of trouble!?? Or have I unintentionally installed some sort of malware!??

kindly help me with it. I would really appreciate your help.

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 23, 2021 6:36 PM

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Answer 1

ziniakhan115 Author

Level 1

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Mar 23, 2021 8:04 PM in response to babowa

I had actually downloaded that antivirus program (idkw)😑but thankfully didnt purchase it and didnt share my financial credentials 😶 and as soon as i came to know that its just a fraud pop up I instantly uninstalled itnand cleared my browsing history.

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babowa

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Mar 23, 2021 6:39 PM in response to ziniakhan115

As long as you didn't click on anything or go to their site and gave them private information, you should be fine. Apple would never send that kind of thing.

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Answer 3

ziniakhan115 Author

Level 1

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Mar 23, 2021 7:05 PM in response to babowa

the pop up had a button below it which said “fix my iphone” and by clicking on that it lead me to an antivirus download from the app store!😳 am i still safe?

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