How to Protect your Smartphone from Hacking?

Watch for these five indicators that you have been compromised, and learn a few tips to defend yourself in this dynamic threat.

Device Temperature 

In comparison to your usual use, a device that runs malware in the background works harder. This means that much as how hot your mobile feels after a long phone call, your device would actually feel colder to the touch. However, if you are using a case, you will be less likely to perceive this, and a more advanced intruder would plan this code to run at a period of less use, like at night, so you don't feel the change in heat.

Battery life dramatically decreases

If your smartphone feels warmer to the touch, if you have malware on your computer, you might find that your battery life reduces exponentially. Again, this is most likely an indication of poorly written code that is clunky and runs inefficiently; stronger code would be used for more advanced attacks, and they would usually run at night while the device is plugged in so that the sudden battery loss would not be detected. 

Other Concerns with Performance

In addition to increasing temperature and/or decreasing battery capacity, with a corrupted mobile device, you might find other performance problems. This may include:

1. Frequent crashes in software.
2. Random reboots of devices.
3. Frequent disruption of cell signals or synchronisation.

Random apps

It's certainly not common for random applications on your smartphone to appear. This is an issue with Android devices that is more likely to occur, especially if you have bypassed any default security settings. Check to make sure development tools and ADB debugging are disabled on a computer with an Android OS. With that said, these configurations are immediately removed once you have purchased a new device from major manufacturers, such as Google or Samsung, and you should not have to worry about it.

Random Text Messages

You will find unusual text messages if your device is hacked. You can also find odd messages from your smartphone are being received to your contacts. This is actually just spam trying to get you or your friends to tap a malicious connection, but it could mean you have malware on your phone that is coded in your address book to deliver messages to other users. There are still many ways to protect your smartphone,

Many cyber threats have a way to eliminate them, and you should take some universal protective steps to make yourself a more difficult target and scrub out any ransomware that might be on your phone at the moment. Here are a few ways to protect your phone from malware:

1. Frequent Reboots
2. Update Operating system regularly
3. Use Security apps
4. Encrypt messages

Think before taping!

At this point, it is almost cliche, but consider before you tap the link. It is possibly malicious if the URL seems strange to you, or the sender is unfamiliar. Although threats to mobile devices becoming more advanced each year, they are still relatively easy to tackle. Knowledge is half the fight, and it will make you take the action required to defend yourself by recognising that the little phone you carry around with you is vulnerable.