SECURITY SPECIALand even though it may
not be able to hack your
iPhone directly; some pose
as popular email clients
like Gmail to gain access
to your email account. The
pages usually look close to
the real thing, so this type
of scam is common and it
always pays to keep your
wits about you.
The general rule is that
if you don’t trust the look
of the email/message, then
just don’t bother opening
it. The same goes for email
attachments too, although
there aren’t many cases
(if there are any) where
hackers have been able to
gain access to an iPhone
via this method, and this is
more of a general tip.- Revoke app permissions
The next step to take in the war against hackers is to
revoke access to apps. When you use iOS apps you’ll
often be prompted to allow the app to access things
like the camera, microphone, contacts, and so on to use
the app to the fullest extent.
In iOS 13 Apple has made it even harder for apps to
gather information about you without your knowledge
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andeventhoughitmay
notbeabletohackyour
iPhonedirectly;somepose
aspopularemailclients
likeGmailtogainaccess
toyouremailaccount.The
pagesusuallylookcloseto
therealthing,sothistype
ofscamiscommonandit
alwayspaystokeepyour
witsaboutyou.
Thegeneralruleisthat
ifyoudon’ttrustthelook
oftheemail/message,then
justdon’tbotheropening
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attachmentstoo,although
therearen’tmanycases
(ifthereareany)where
hackershavebeenableto
gainaccesstoaniPhone
viathismethod,andthisis
moreofageneraltip.6.Revokeapppermissions
Thenextsteptotakeinthewaragainsthackersisto
revokeaccesstoapps.WhenyouuseiOSappsyou’ll
oftenbepromptedtoallowtheapptoaccessthings
likethecamera,microphone,contacts,andsoontouse
theapptothefullestextent.
IniOS 13 Applehasmadeitevenharderforappsto
gatherinformationaboutyouwithoutyourknowledge5.