Check our guidelines on how to remove unwanted apps If your security apps don’t find anything, or if you don’t have any, it’s still a good idea to delete any apps you downloaded right before the problems started appearing. Remove the suspicious apps immediately.This might prevent a malicious app from using your data and can disrupt its activity if it uses online connection Turn off your mobile data and Wi-Fi when not using them.Just make sure you use safe and reliable security software that doesn’t track and gather your data

Run anti-malware software to detect any malicious applications and processes.

You can also use our Nordpass app to store your strong and complex passwords You can find out our tips for stronger passwords here. Here’s what to do if your phone has been hacked: It's likely that hackers will use your compromised phone, as well as any messaging apps you have installed, to launch more attacks on other people. PRO TIP: Let your friends and contacts know if your device has been hacked.

You might also download malware from suspicious sites while downloading apps or by clicking on malicious pop-ups or links.

Phishing text, Facebook or email messages with malicious links that install malware and snatch your data.

Hackers can set up fake Wi-Fi networks, called evil twin networks, to redirect you to malicious websites or steal data via USB cable at a charging station

You might get malware via public Wi-Fi networks or charging stations.

This is true even if you're only using the USB link as a way to charge your phone That means, in theory, a computer infected with malware or viruses could automatically infect your phone if you connect the two. When a phone is connected to another device with a USB cable - to a laptop, for example - data can be sent via the USB.

A USB cable or charger lead could be used to hack your device.

A person can install such an app by getting a direct access to your mobile device

This lets them remotely monitor your phone activities. Some spy apps are pretty easy to get hold of and can be used by a person without advanced IT knowledge. By using this attack, hackers can transfer your phone number to their own SIM card and take over your accounts Some don’t even require advanced tech knowledge:

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