How to know if your mobile has been hacked

From email to banking, our smartphones are the backbone of our lives. The key point is that not only do we know about it, but hackers also know about its huge use.

And the fact is that, despite the efforts of Google and Apple, mobile malware continues to find its way into the official app stores, and these malicious apps are becoming more and more invisible.

If you are not sure if your mobile phone has been hacked, We leave you with a few alarms that you should take into account.

First, while a phone’s battery life inevitably decreases over time, a smartphone that has malware on it can start to experience significantly slower battery life. It’s because it can use phone resources for external process.

If from time to time you find that your mobile phone freezes, it may be due to malware that overloads the phone’s resources. Another sign of a hacked phone is unusually high data bill at the end of the monthso be very careful in this regard as it is easy to check.

While not all pop-ups mean your phone has been hacked, persistent pop-up alerts can indicate that your phone is infected with adware, a form of malware that tricks devices into viewing certain click-through revenue pages. Also, if it is not, we may fall for some kind of phishing scam.

Finally, remember that if a hacker gains access to your phone, you also have access to your accounts, be it from social networks, bank, mail…etc. so keep an eye out for any unusual activity on any account associated with the device.