Received a mysterious notification with the Settings "gear logo" saying my iPhone had been infected with 4 viruses and I should download Cybrotech within the next 59 seconds or my contacts, email, etc., would be compromised?

I received a mysterious notification with the Settings "gear logo" saying my iPhone had been infected with 4 viruses and I should download Cybrotech within the next 59 seconds or my contacts, email, etc., would be compromised and my sim card damaged. Is this legit?

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 12:14 PM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2021 12:15 PM

A scam.

Delete it.

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Received a mysterious notification with the Settings "gear logo" saying my iPhone had been infected with 4 viruses and I should download Cybrotech within the next 59 seconds or my contacts, email, etc., would be compromised?

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