Easy Steps To Protect Smartphones from Being Hacked

 Hello friends, today I will tell you how you can protect your smartphone and social account from being hacked. Today we will talk about the same and we will also know the reason for all this because why social account is hacked and how you can protect it


There are many types of reasons of smartphones being hacked. But here we will only know about some big and common reasons and ways to avoid them.


Internet  Malwares and Viruses

The first reason is that if you use the Internet very much, then you must be downloading many types of document files from the Internet. So all these which you download along with these malware viruses are also downloaded in your phone.

When you download a file into your phone using the Internet, viruses are also installed inside your mobile in attachment with them. These viruses can be very dangerous. It can also work as a back door for your phone, if you don't know about the back door, then let me tell you about the back door in which files the hackers add the viruses and malwares , such as in an app and a PDF.

Viruses can be added to a zip file , apk file, PDF file and this is what hackers do. They add viruses and malwares to any file, and make it viral in the internet or put it in the internet, so when you download it If you do, then that virus also gets added to your phone with that file and starts damaging your phone. So this back door can steal your phone's data, including your images, your WhatsApp messages, your complete WhatsApp data and other apps' data.


Escape measures

If you want to avoid internet malware virus then you have to follow the following steps


  • Download any application Android application only from trusted source such as Play Store
  • Install a good antivirus in your phone
  • Along with antivirus in the phone, you can also install Malware Finder from Play Store.
  • Do not download and install any file application from untrusted sources


By following all these steps, you can avoid Internet Malwares and viruses to some extent.



Weak passwords

The second biggest reason for your social media account getting hacked is that you use a weak password in your social media account. Passwords are passwords that are very easy to guess and are used by many people.

They can be hacked easily with the help of social engineering, if you know about social engineering, then you will know how easy it is to find someone's password through social engineering.

With the help of brute force, hackers can easily hack weak passwords. These people use different passwords from a list of wik passwords on top of your accounts. If your password is weak then it can easily break it. Social media accounts can be hacked.


Escape measures

It is very easy to prevent social media account from being hacked. There are many options in social media sites related to privacy. Follow the steps below to prevent your social media account from being hacked

Use Strong Passwords

Keep the password of your social media account strong, more than 10 characters. Do not keep Weak passwords such as abc123, vip123 and many types of weak passwords. If possible, use more and more special characters in your account password so that it becomes very difficult to crack your account password.


Enable Two Factor Athuntication

Enable two-step verification in your social media account, which will enable double security in your account. Two-step verification plays a very important role in saving your social media account, so don't forget to enable it now.


Avoid Using Passwords in Untrustworthy Sites

Do not use the password of your social media accounts  in any untrusted source, websites. If you want to signup in a new or Untrustworthy sites then dont use your , social, payment apps, and other important passwords in them.


Avoid Using Same Password 

Remember that use different passwords in different accounts, do not put the same password in the all accounts. MOSTLY for payment, banking, and social apps use different and strong passwords.


Conclusion 

These are the most common cause of smartphone hacking and social media hacking. Just keep in mind the above tips to protect yourself from these common mistakes and attacks. 

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