Opened Phishing Text Link

2 days ago, I accidentally opened a phishing link on a text (iPhone) the other morning when I was half asleep. I had clicked a box inside the website to bring me to another page which was a payment page. I did not put my payment information, address, email, ETC in the boxes. I exited the website because I realized it was fake. I changed my passwords, cleared my history, restarted my phone, and then did a reset on my phone hours later.


This morning I opened safari and it was on a page that I didn’t go to and the page seemed like an investment page that I didn’t go to.


Is my phone infected with malware or a virus? Should I be worried about my bank information being stolen?


My phone is updated to 18.3.1. It’s not jailbroken.

iPhone XS, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 24, 2025 10:14 AM

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Feb 24, 2025 11:00 AM in response to ZCWGD

ZCWGD wrote:

So me hitting a button within the scam website, didn’t download any virus/malware/trojans?


I believe that if your iPhone was not jailbroken, the only way to install an app would be from the App Store – or from an alternative App Store, if you are in the European Union.


Even if you clicked on a link that opened the App Store app, and took you to the page to download some dodgy app, I believe that your iPhone would have asked you to confirm that you wanted to install the app.

Feb 24, 2025 12:28 PM in response to ZCWGD

ZCWGD wrote:

So me hitting a button within the scam website, didn’t download any virus/malware/trojans?

Nope. And even if it did download something, it won't run or install form within Safari or even the Files App.

iOS is highly secure in that regard and app installation is only permitted from verified sources like the App Store.



So my banking and other information should be safe because I didn’t input it?

Correct.

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