The threat of having your phone hacked
has become a common and rational fear.
The hard truth is that it is now Possible
to hack any phone remotely by just in
few click..
But How?
Someone sends you an email or
message on Whatsapp or Telegram with
a malicious application attached.
And you download and install it
thinking it will be entertaining.
Hacker can also send you image,
audio, Video, gif with binded payloads
into it.
And as you download it and open it, a
shell start running in background and even you don't know about it.
HOW TO KNOW IF SOMEONE IS HACKING YOUR PHONE?
YOUR PHoNE LOSES CHARGE QUICKLY.
YoUR PHONE RUNS ABNORMALLY SLOWLY.
YOU NOTICE STRANGE ACTIVITY ON YOUUR OTHER ONLINE ACCoUNTS.
YOU NOTICE UNFAMILIAR CALLS OR TEXTS IN YOUR LOGS.
STRANGE OR INAPPROPRIATE POP UPS.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL DATA USAGE.
WHAT DOI DO IF YOUR PHONE IS HACKED?
DELETE SUsPICIOUS APPS.
RUN ANTI-MALWARE SOFTWARES
RESET YoUR PHONE.
.CHANGE PASSWORDS OF ALL ACCOUNTS.
TELL CONTACTS TO IGNORE SUSPICIOUS
MESSAGES.
SHOW IT TO COMPUTER EXPERT.
PREVENT YOURSELF BECOM A VICTIM OF PHONE HACKING
1) DON'T DOWNLOAD sUSPICIOUS
OR UNREPUTABLE APPS.
Look at reviews and research before installing if you are unsure. If you're not confident in safety of app, do not install it.
2) DONT JAILBREAK YOUR
PHONE.
While it allows you to download from
unofficial app stores, jailbrea king
ups your risk of unknowingly getting
hacked.
3) KEEP YOUR PHONE WITH
YOU AT ALL TIMES.
Physical access is the easiest way
for a hacker to corrupt your phone.
4) ALWAYS USE A PASSCODE
LOCK.
Do not use easily guessable PINs, like birthdays, graduation dates.
5) DON'T STORE PASsWORDS
ON YOUR DEVICE.
Remembering unique passwords for
every account can be difficult. So use
a secure password manager instead
6) FREQUENTLY CLEAR YOUR
INTERNET HISTORY.
It can be simple to profile trends
about your life from all the
breadcrumbs of your browser history.
7) DON'T USE PUBLIC WI-FI
Public wifi are risky and various
attacks can be performed like MITM,
Network sniffing etc.
8) ALWAYS ENABLE TWO-
FACTOR AUTHENTICATION (2FA)
This is a second verification method
that follows an attempt to use your
password.
Thank You I hope this Information Is Helpful To you.
By-Vikash Bharal
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