2023-05-13 03:23:07
technology
Given the technological advance, there are many cybercriminals who intend to violate the devices.
12/5/2023
When purchasing a mobile device, users should keep in mind the importance of maintaining security in them, since many of them store personal or work information.
Currently there are several threats that compromise smartphones, where highlights hacker entries, los malwarepassword theft, among many others.
Although there is no specialized cybersecurity application that detects any vulnerability on the device, there are several alerts that can indicate a problem in the cybersecurity of the phone.
However, it is important to specify that the signals must be looked at in detail, since it is not always a data breach, but it might be another problem.
unknown applications
if in the smartphone apps appear that were never installed or receive notifications from unwanted services, most likely there is a second platform with access to the permissions to accomplish such a process.
Increased battery consumption
Las apps Malicious malware usually runs in the background, meaning your phone will go the extra mile and consume a lot more battery life. This also applies to mobile data, since many viruses operate with an Internet connection to download all kinds of content.
Like battery consumption, the cell phone must make an effort to protect itself from malicious platforms, thus causing a drop in performance.
Currently, all cell phones are linked to third-party platform accounts, which is why it is possible to receive messages by email or social networks, stating that there are security flaws and possible hacking.
Receive unknown calls
Cybercriminals can take control of the cell phone to send messages or make calls to different contacts of the victim. They also often take the opportunity to spam, with the aim of leading to other dangerous situations.
How to protect yourself from malware?
First of all, it is essential that the user only download the applications of their interest from reliable platforms such as the Play Store, since this service has several security criteria that help reduce possible risks with dangerous applications.
This, thanks to tools like ‘Play Protect’, which helps verify that the user is downloading an application that does not pose a threat for your Android device.
Added to this, it is convenient to use an antivirus on the mobile phone as a resource to detect dangerous programs that may be hidden in the services that the user uses on a daily basis. Thanks to this tool, a person can discover malware and they will also be able to eliminate it effectively, in order to prevent traces of the virus from remaining on the computer.
For this reason, cell phones should not be charged in shopping malls and airports.
Investigations and studies carried out by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, better known as the FBI (for its acronym in English), yielded a great finding on the use of free charging points or ports found in places such as shopping centers.
According to the official text of the United States entity, the speed at which viruses spread in these types of free battery charging modules is fast, thanks to the fact that they are surveillance programs created by computer criminals.
The authorities of the United States indicate that in any charging station it is possible for these attacks to occur and that the best way to avoid being a victim of it is for each person to carry “Your own charger, USB cable, and use a power outlet instead,” instead of going near commonly used outlets.
According to the report, these malware installed in the modules reach cell phones through the USB ports that make up these free stations. In this sense, once this infection is planted in the ports of the common areas, all that remains is to wait for the cell phones to connect and the attack is done.
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