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.
According to Security Magazine,there are over 2,200 attack happens each day. And 1 cyberattack in every 39 seconds.
Definitely you are responsible for
90% of h4cks!
l'm not talking about data breaches,
vulnerabilities.
Do you thinkyou are 100% secue?
My answer is DEFINITELY NOT!
Here are the most common mistakes
users and administrators make that
could open doors to hackers.
* Insecure and publicly kept passwords
* Software is not up-to-date
* Phishing- Entering user credentials in fake links
* Sharing password to your friends
Don't have any cyber awareness
Let's see how to secure ourself from
these attacks and h4ckers..
Are you using social media, gmail?
Go and put 2fa now.
Disconnect it or use with VPN
Using your girlfriend name as password?
Use numberstspecial characters+Upper
case letters in your password
Or use password generator sites to get
strong password
Do you have boyfriend/girlfriend?
Don't share your private pics
Some fake peoples may stack/bully/blackmail you!
Additionalpoints:
Unsubscribe from old email lists that you
don't want to be on.
Turn off location, face recognition,
interests' buttons, and advertiserse
social media.
Keep your social media private .Deactivate the autofill option Don't download unofficial apps on your smartphone
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.
Are you spreadingg cyber awarenessS?
I know everyone are not from IT background. 90% attacks can be prevented by spreading cyber awareness..
So share this useful Post to your friends/family and spread cyber awareness to them.
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