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Yesterday I almost fell for a phishing scam. I received a text on my iPhone claiming I was in debt and I called the number listed in the text message but then hung up before giving the person on the other end of the call any information. I am now however worried that even calling that number may have triggered an installation of malware onto my iPhone, is that possible? Thanks for your time 🙏
iPhone XR, iOS 15
Concerned_ wrote:
Yesterday I almost fell for a phishing scam. I received a text on my iPhone claiming I was in debt and I called the number listed in the text message but then hung up before giving the person on the other end of the call any information. I am now however worried that even calling that number may have triggered an installation of malware onto my iPhone, is that possible? Thanks for your time 🙏
no
I’m happy to but unfortunately right when this all occurred I deleted the sms text and the phone number I called out of fear that leaving that stuff on my phone would infect my device, so now I am not sure how to find the phone number of the scammer :/
No, however; you need to report this to your service provider and Apple by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE.
Your cellular provider can help you with that. 😉
Awesome, thank you🙏🙏
Can calling a phone number trigger a malware instillation onto my iPhone?
