I received an email purportedly from Apple informing me of a charge for $293 for a messaging service called Viber. It said that the charge appeared to be coming from another device and that I could cancel the charge in the next 24 hours if I clicked on a button that said “Click Here.” Without thinking it through I clicked the button. It went immediately to a strange looking screen that said something to the effect that this link does not exist. I was immediately suspicious that I had been hacked. What should I do?
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Best answer by khumphrey
Please run a virus scan immediately and refrain from clicking on any more links. If the scan comes back clear you’re probably fine.
Please let us know how that goes.
-Keenan
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Please run a virus scan immediately and refrain from clicking on any more links. If the scan comes back clear you’re probably fine.
Please let us know how that goes.
-Keenan
I ran the virus scan and it was clear. Apple recommended changing my password and asked that I forward the email to them, both of which have been done. So hopefully all is well. Thanks for responding.
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