Is it possible that after clicking on a suspicious link in a text in IMessage on an IPhone, a spyware or a virus / malware will get installed on your IPhone? I want to know because I’m really scared that I click on a link from a unknown text message on my IPhone and it leads me to a page on Safari that read “Deceptive Website Warning.”
iPhone 11, iOS 15
Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.
iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be 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 them on your device or/and have Jailbroken.
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.
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Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.
iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be 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 them on your device or/and have Jailbroken.
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:
In fact, it is possible. But iOS is very secure so the chance that it is happned is very low. If you do the updates and never jailbreak your phone you should be allright
Spyware Concerns and Virus Concerns After Clicking on a Link from an Unknown Text from IMessage
