In past decades, to carry out a financial operation, it was necessary to go to the bank’s premises, but in these times a large part of this activity can be done from the mobile phone through specific applications, which is equivalent to saving in the phone credit card information, bank account details, among other highly desirable information for cybercriminals.
Phone hacking
This has resulted in the growth of an illegal activity known as phone hacking, in which cybercriminals take control of the device and the information it contains through the use of illegal applications that install themselves after opening emails with files malicious attachments or text messages containing links to malicious downloads.
In both cases, the damage and inconvenience caused by such malware as it penetrates the phone’s operating system can be invaluable.
What are the symptoms of mobile hacked?
That is why in this article, we show you a series of symtoms that can make you conclude that your smartphone has been the victim of a cyberattack.
Slow operation and abnormal battery drain
One of the main warning signs is a general slowness of the phone, because despite the fact that cybercriminals’ methods are increasingly refined, their malicious applications are not usually developed under a processor resource optimization system and rather tend to to consume them in excess, something that can also be applied to the battery of the device
Unauthorized SMS messages or emails
This is another one of the signs that your phone may be the victim of an illegal hack. Malicious applications can have many active components or lead to the clandestine execution of other processes such as the unauthorized forwarding of text messages or emails.
Slow internet connection and excessive consumption of mobile data
An internet connection that is too slow can also be an indication of information theft by malicious applications. This class of malware and the processes that are generated from its operation tend to make intensive use of the Internet connection, which also causes excessive consumption of mobile data.
What to do if your phone has been hacked?
If you have identified the signs of hacking on your device, it is time to request proper assistance.
To do this, you can make use of applications specifically developed for the Android system and with proven ability to track the execution of malicious code on your device. Among them we can mention:
Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus
ESET Mobile Security & Antivirus
Avira Security Antivirus & VPN
Malwarebytes Security: Virus Cleaner, Anti-Malware, among many others.
In addition, most of them are free or, failing that, they offer fully functional evaluation versions.
Once your phone is protected against malware and therefore from a future hack, renew all the passwords of your personal accounts and always try to keep the phone’s operating system updated.
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