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All the reasons why cybercriminals want to hack your phone

Cybercriminals have expanded their repertoire to include smartphones, too. Hackers can eavesdrop on calls, listen to calls, read texts, and see users locations after learning their phone numbers. Criminals may start the hack after obtaining some personal information from a victim that available on the black market due to a previous, unrelated breach. They then use that information to contact the victims phone company and pose as the user. Phone companies often provide such services and can automatically transfer information, including phone numbers, to a new device.”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2018/12/all-the-reasons-why-cybercriminals-want-to-hack-your-phone/

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