In today’s digital era, mobiles are fast replacing computers. Earlier the tasks which were only possible through a computer, people can easily do those tasks through their smartphones, whether it is online shopping, buying movie or travel tickets, watching movies or tv shows, sending or receiving payments and so on. Therefore, it becomes more important to know if your phone is being hacked, so that you can take the necessary precautionary steps to protect your phone. Through this, you will know how to find out who hacked your phone and what to do if your phone has been hacked.
How To Know Your Phone Has Been Hacked?
Your smartphone will be slower than usual
If you have a malware on your phone which is running in the background, your phone will operate at a slower pace than usual. It will also impact the performance of the trusted apps on your phone and might also affect the network connectivity of your phone. Basically, these malware can decrease the performance of your phone and might degrade the quality of apps on the phone.
Your phone sending and receiving messages on its own
If your phone is sending and receiving weird messages that you didn’t send, it might be because your phone has been hacked. If your friends are receiving strange or offending messages, that means someone else is doing through your phone creating unnecessary troubles for you. The hackers might also be trying to steal information from your phone through unwanted messaging.
You might find some new apps on your phone that you didn’t install
The manufacturer of your phone or network service provider might install the apps and updates from time to time on your phone. However, if you suddenly find some new apps on your phone, it might be from malicious sources online who wants to hack your phone and misuse it. So if you see a new app on your phone, search it on the internet, find about the source of the app and find what users have to say about the app.
What to do to safeguard your phone from hackers?
- If you have received a message with a URL and you cannot see the complete link, do not click on it.
- When logging into an account, do not click on ‘remember passwords’ feature.
- Turn off the function of Wi-Fi which automatically connects your phone to nearest Wi-Fi network without asking you before connecting. Connect the Wi-Fi manually.
- It would be better to not conduct any banking transaction through public Wi-Fi networks and if possible avoid completely using public Wi-Fi networks.
- Install an antivirus and use password or pattern to unlock your phone.
