Your iPhone can be hacked if you jailbreak it, open messages from people you don’t know, plug your iPhone into charging stations with malicious software, and other ways.
Don’t Jailbreak Your iPhone
if you want your iPhone to be secure, don’t jailbreak your iPhone!!! Jailbreaking an iPhone means you have used a program or piece of software to bypass the phone’s software and default settings. Because we’ve all wanted to delete a program that Apple makes us keep or thought about taking a deeper look into the files on our iPhones.
But doing that also bypasses a lot of the security rules that keep you and your information safe. A jailbroken iPhone can download apps from non-Apple app stores. You may just think you’re saving a few bucks, but what you’re really doing is opening yourself up to a lot of potential risks.
Avoid jailbreaking your phones. Just don’t do it.
Delete Messages From People You Don’t Know
Some of the most common hacking attacks come from programs called malware. Malware is a kind of software that hackers can use to see what you do on your iPhone or even control it.
Because of Apple’s security rules, malware isn’t going to come from the App Store. But it may come from clicking links in your email or messages, or even just opening them.
It’s a good rule of thumb to only open messages and emails from people that you know. If you don’t know the person, or the message preview shows you a weird character or block-shaped icon, don’t open it. Just delete it.
If you have opened a message like that, don’t click on anything. A message may take you to a website and try to get you to download malware, or install automatically it as soon as you try to look at what you were sent – so be careful!
Be Careful On Public Wi-Fi Networks
You may think it’s convenient when a coffee shop, restaurant, library, or hotel offers free Wi-Fi. And I agree. Free Wi-Fi is awesome! Especially when you only have so many GB of data each month.
But public Wi-Fi networks can be exploited by hackers. So take care. Don’t login to your bank or other sensitive sites while you’re on public Wi-Fi. It’s ok to look up a movie time, for example, but I’d avoid paying a bill or buying anything until you’re on a more secure network.
Practice Safe Browsing
Websites are another possible place where you can accidentally pick up software that allows hackers to access your iPhone. If you can, only visit well-known websites. And avoid clicking on anything that pops up.
Yes, pop-up ads are an unfortunate part of life. But they can also be the sources of malware. If a pop up takes over your screen, look for a safe way to close the window without clicking “ok” or “continue” or anything like that.
One of my favorite tricks is to close Safari, double tap the home button to close the app entirely, and then re-open it. Then, I close the entire browser window where the pop up is, just in case one of those X’s on the screen is a secret command to download infectious software.
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