With the daily progress made in the technological field, the percentage of personal fears of the existence of breaches that may put files and private information at risk.
Some apps can secretly track your location, see your conversations, access your banking details and send copies of your messages or media to another device.
Here are some warning signs that you should take note of:
See unfamiliar apps on your phone
- If apps appear on your device that you have not seen before, be careful, your phone may be hacked.
Your phone needs to be charged more than usual
- If there are constantly running apps, your phone’s battery will drain very quickly.
- If you notice that your phone is draining faster than usual, check which apps are responsible.
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- The temperature of your phone is evidence of apps constantly running in the background.
- If you are not using your phone and it becomes hot to the touch, someone may be following you.
How much data your phone uses
- If the spyware is running in the background, your phone data may also be used. This is because the person looking at your information is using your phone connection to send files to the device that is tracking you from.
Random phone lighting
- If your phone is doing weird things like lighting up then there might be some dodgy activity going on.
Have you checked your sent messages?
- If your phone is sending text messages that you haven’t written or sent before, someone may be accessing your device.
Is your autocorrect acting weird?
- If you’re typing and you notice that autocorrect is acting weird, someone might be monitoring your messages.
How do you solve the problem?
- Install antivirus software.
- Back up your phone storage then do a factory reset.
- Uninstall apps you don’t know.
- When downloading apps, check with the company that made them.
- Remove any monthly subscriptions that you don’t recognize.
- Don’t give permission to all apps to track your location, only do it for essential apps like Maps.
