{"id":5586,"date":"2017-03-01T07:43:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T20:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=5586"},"modified":"2017-03-01T08:40:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:40:12","slug":"avoid-phone-hacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/avoid-phone-hacking\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Phone Hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/phone_hacking_1111475-300x169.jpg\" width=\"153\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/phone_hacking_1111475-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/phone_hacking_1111475-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/phone_hacking_1111475-97x55.jpg 97w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/phone_hacking_1111475.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><strong>Can your phone be hacked?<\/strong><br \/>\nAbsolutely yes, but you can avoid it by taking a few easy precautions.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving your phone unprotected is an opportunity for someone to access your most private (and financial) information and make it there own. \u00a0The consequences of this can be long lasting and time consuming to undo.<br \/>\nThink about everything you access on your smartphone, from social networks to personal and work email and Internet banking. \u00a0 Once a criminal has access to you device it&#8217;s all up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you can do to protect your device.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a passcode to lock your smartphone when it&#8217;s not being used (and don&#8217;t use 1,2,3,4 as the code)<\/li>\n<li>Never leave your phone unattended in plain sight (even at work)<\/li>\n<li>Ensure you have good Internet Security software installed (I use<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendmicro.com.au\/au\/home\/products\/mobile-solutions\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Trend Micro<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Avoid unknown free public Wi-Fi hotspots &#8211;\u00a0especially for doing financial transactions such as banking.<\/li>\n<li>Use secure passwords and not the same password for all accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listen to my chat with Bianca, Terry &amp; Bob\u00a0at Brisbane Radio Station 97.3 this morning.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5586-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tech-Daily-on-973-March-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tech-Daily-on-973-March-1.mp3\">http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tech-Daily-on-973-March-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can your phone be hacked? 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