NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP)- Ninety-seven million Android phone owners are being warned that thieves are targeting them to steal their personal information.
They can listen to your conversations, turn on the phone’s microphone at any time, get a list of all of your contacts, look at pictures you’ve taken. Or have access to your email or bank account.
Dakota Ford, of Northampton told 22News, “It’s kind of scary I mean if my phone started acting up and I found out someone hacked my phone I would be pretty devastated.”
It’s not difficult for a determined hacker to get you to download their malicious software…. they’ll send you a text message, email or alert maybe saying you won a grand prize. Security experts say Android phones are easier to hack because anyone can publish an App for Android. Google, which owns Android says there are improvements every month.
If someone hacks into your phone they have access to your entire digital life including your personal and financial information, and the problem is you may not even realize they’re there.
Yes Computers Technician Tony Russell-Smith told 22News, “It’s getting more common. People are going to need to be more savvy about what to do when this happens. We’re sort of in the calm before the storm.”
There are simple ways to avoid being hacked. “You want to keep all of your software updated, you want to only keep the apps that you use on there, don’t download any strange apps. And factory restores back to default settings are your friends once you save all of your contacts and photos and stuff,” Russell-Smith said.
Google says less than 1 percent of Android Apps are malicious, and you are less likely to encounter them by going to the Google App store.
If your phone starts operating slower or you notice heavy data usage you should have it checked out.
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