How to address a potential iPhone hack after clicking an image on Pinterest?

You got a scam message, prepared for you by criminals.

They are trying to frighten you into believing that your phone is "hacked", so that you will

• Buy an useless "security" app that does nothing to solve the alleged "problem", and/or
• Contact the helpful "tech support" people for "help"

If you contact them, you will be contacting criminals, and the only "help" you will receive is help in ripping you off!

Do not click any links in the message, do not call any number in the message, do not install any app recommended by the message, and do not give the criminals any information.

U. S. Federal Trade Commission – How To Spot, Avoid, and Report Tech Support Scams

Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

Your phone was not hacked, it is a scam message designed to get you to purchase unnecessary software or phish for personal information.

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Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support

The message was a scam. Ignore and delete it.

By the way, you should be aware that Pinterest was paid to display the message, so you might want to be very careful if you decide to keep using Pinterest.

If there was a link in the message, hopefully you did not click or tap on it and provide any of your personal information.

That was a scam message. A non-jailbroken phone cannot be hacked.