Most iPhone users do not know, how their phones can be hacked (gaining direct access) in less than a minute. A hacker can take the undue advantage of loophole in your smartphones and intal spyware on it. Do they hack into your smartphone/iPhone, they can change and create emails, SMSs, photos, videos and even your confidential debit & credit card information. Here is their 'modus operandi' and solutions to prevent them:-
- If you get any permission request to access your phone data. Be cautious while you get permission to make phone calls to you, send SMSs and / or reveal your identity or location.
- You get message to download any popular premium applications for free? Do not download as it will be a repackaged application containing malware / spyware to access into your phones.
- You might be having blue-tooth option in your phones. Keep it off all the times when you do not use or need it. Hacking blue-tooth enabled phones is much easier with software like Super Bluetooth Hack or Bluescanner.
- There is old method of phishing by emails / Texts with malicious links. If you had not expected such emails, do not click or open attachments from it.
- 3G network is safer than public Wi-Fi as getting inside wireless network is much easier. And also avoid wireless boosters.
- Take your mobile charger everywhere and use power plugs only. While charging, switch off the phone. When switched on, keep it in lock-mode, even if you do not use for 2 minutes.
- If you get SMSs with strange characters and not readable, immediately delete them.
- Never store highly confidential information like passwords of your ATM / Credit Cards or Emails on your phone.
- Install / update all the applications in your phones only from authorised marketplaces and have anti-virus installed.
- Periodically check the applications installed in your phones. If you are suspicious of any applications not installed by you, immediately uninstall them.