Running parallel to the advancements of technology are those who have been using man’s progress to resort to crime. Today, robbing someone in the street isn’t as lucrative as hacking an account for hundreds or thousands of dollars, or just crashing a computer for the fun of it, crippling a countries digital network, bringing society to a standstill like the ransomware attack. With everything online including you through your cell phone, phone hacking is slowly rising as one of the most popular device to access for hackers worldwide.
Reason for cellphone hacking
The main reason for cellphone hacking is as technology evolves to portability, more and more people have their accounts and wallets all on their mobile devices. This makes the cellphone a lucrative game for hacking.Contacts and social media accounts are available where such things hacked can be sold for data. Here are 6 signs your cellphone is hacked.
Reason for cellphone hacking
The main reason for cellphone hacking is as technology evolves to portability, more and more people have their accounts and wallets all on their mobile devices. This makes the cellphone a lucrative game for hacking.Contacts and social media accounts are available where such things hacked can be sold for data. Here are 6 signs your cellphone is hacked.
Charging with unknown USB
Charging your phone with USB cords other than your own can also give access to your phone. Plugging your phone into an unknown USB increases the risk of information being transferred from your phone to a different network.
SMS phising
This is when you receive a text message from unknown entities regarding your bank statement or money transfers and that you’ve received money. Once you open the message and downloaded, a virus contained within it is also latched on to your phone and releases sensitive data and information.
SS7 international signaling protocol
System SS7 is a signal system or international signaling protocol that defines how telephone networks around the world exchange information. Security researchers have been warning authorities and networks for years now how hackers are using loopholes in the SS7 signaling system to hack networks, listen to conversations and read private messages in spite of advanced modes of encryption.
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