If I click a link that I don’t know, can someone access my iPhone?

If I click to a link that I don’t know it Can access to my phone, is apple security can protect it or not?


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iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 03:32 PM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2022 04:23 PM

Muzammil13Danish wrote:

If I click to a link that I don’t know it Can access to my phone, is apple security can protect it or not?


If you and your activities are worth a whole lot of money to some very right entity to hack you, then yes.


Otherwise, no.


If you’re very valuable to somebody, you also need specialized security help.


For the rest of us, patched to current, and no; you and your iPhone are fine.


Where more folks do get in trouble: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


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Aug 26, 2022 04:23 PM in response to Muzammil13Danish

Muzammil13Danish wrote:

If I click to a link that I don’t know it Can access to my phone, is apple security can protect it or not?


If you and your activities are worth a whole lot of money to some very right entity to hack you, then yes.


Otherwise, no.


If you’re very valuable to somebody, you also need specialized security help.


For the rest of us, patched to current, and no; you and your iPhone are fine.


Where more folks do get in trouble: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


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