Was my iPhone hacked?

I was reading an article and I clicked a link to the authors blog ( or what I thought was the author's Blog) and I immediately get a notification that says, ‘Your iPhone has been hacked. All your actions on this device are tracked by a hacker. Immediate action is required.’ The website that the link of the website was annonumapp.com. I hit the close button and then receive another message and it seems to be from Apple and the screen reads ‘Apple Security Hacker is tracking you! Your iPhone connection is being hacked and someone is tracking you! Do not close this page. If this problem is not resolved in two minutes, the hacker will reveal…’ this message was blocked off by another message that read, ‘(17) System notification. Read important notifications regarding your iOS device.’ And there was a close button. I just existed the browser all together. Is my phone being hacked?



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iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 14, 2025 08:56 AM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2025 09:12 AM

Your phone has not been hacked. You tapped a scam link, which tried to scare you into believing the impossible. Delete the scam. Don't interact with them in any way. They just hope you're dumb enough to believe them and you'll pay for software/tools you don't need for a problem you don't have.


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


Also, whatever site you were on which sent you the scam message was paid by the scammers to try to scam you. I'd avoid that site going forward.

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Sep 14, 2025 09:12 AM in response to _lexc

Your phone has not been hacked. You tapped a scam link, which tried to scare you into believing the impossible. Delete the scam. Don't interact with them in any way. They just hope you're dumb enough to believe them and you'll pay for software/tools you don't need for a problem you don't have.


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


Also, whatever site you were on which sent you the scam message was paid by the scammers to try to scam you. I'd avoid that site going forward.

Sep 14, 2025 09:10 AM in response to _lexc

No hack. No issues. No compromises.


That’s an advertisement.


Ignore it.


Enjoy the rest of your day.


Details: That’s one of various sketchy advertisements usually for some sketchy app in the app store, and usually for an unnecessary and problematic app and an app that likely doesn’t even address what the advertisement was falsely claiming had happened. And yes, there are sketchy apps in the app store, too.


Here is another common scam advertisement, and some tips for recognizing scam ads and scam claims:


And from Apple:



Sep 14, 2025 09:33 AM in response to _lexc

Your phone was not hacked.


These are lies, presented by scammers, in an attempt to get you to either

  • Purchase software or services that will do nothing to fix the alleged "problem"; or
  • Contact scammer criminals (posing as "tech support") directly, so they can trick you into revealing bank account or credit card information that they can use to rip you off


The criminals know that words and phrases like "hacked", "Hacker is tracking you!", etc. frighten people – and they are counting on you being so scared by their lies that you will act without thinking, and get scammed. They'll send these lies out to thousands or millions of people in hopes that a few would-be "phish" will bite and be scammed.


Don't bite, and don't be a "phish".

Was my iPhone hacked?

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