You can Reroute Your Text Messages, according to a Motherboard survey, the latest SMS messaging threat is unseen to victims and seems to be authorized by the telecommunications industry.

The intrusion takes advantage of text-messaging monitoring systems targeted at companies to secretly intercept text messages from victims to hackers, granting them exposure to any two systems or authentication connections sent through text messages.

The businesses that provide the network don’t often deliver some kind of text to the number which is being routed, either to ask for permission or to inform the holder that their messages are already being sent to somebody else. 

Attackers can capture and respond to received text messages using all these tools and reroute your text messages.

You are mistaken if you believe that being cautious when using the web, not sharing personal information with others, and not clicking on links in unsolicited junk mails will keep you safe from cyber – attacks

6 Indications that your Phone has Been Hacked

1. Battery life Seems to be Diminishing.

Although a cell phone battery life will eventually decline over time, a smartphone that has been infected with ransomware may expect a major reduction in battery capacity. That’s because the ransomware – or spy app – could be using phone resources to search the system and send data to an illegal database.

(However, regular usage can reduce a phone’s lifetime as well.) Review if that’s the situation by following these measures to prolong your Android or iPhone battery.)

2. Sluggish Performance

Do you often experience your phone crashing or some apps collapsing? This may be triggered by ransomware overburdening the phone’s assets, reroute your text messages, or causing conflicts with other users.

It’s also likely that programs will continue to run given your attempts to close them or that the phone will crash and reboot frequently.

3. A lot of Data Use

Another indication of a hacked phone is an exceptionally high data bill at the end of each month, which may result from ransomware or surveillance apps running in the background and sending information off to a database.

4. Missed or unanswered Phone Calls or Messages

Be cautious when you see loads of calls and text messages from numbers you don’t remember – these may be high price numbers that ransomware is pressuring your mobile to touch, with the proceeds are going to the cyber-pocket. In this scenario, the criminals look at your power bill for any charges you aren’t familiar with.

5. Shocking Pop-Ups

Although not all pop-up warnings suggest that your phone has been compromised, they could imply that your phone has been compromised with adware, a type of ransomware that induces smartphones to access specific pages to generate revenue through taps. 

Even if a pop-up isn’t the product of a hacked phone, many of them may be cyberbullying links designed to trick users into entering personal information or downloading more ransomware.

6. Unusual Behavior on some of the Device’s Profiles

If a hacker gains access to your phone, they gain access to all of your accounts, including social networks, email, and various leisure and smartphone applications

This could manifest itself in email behavior such as resetting a username, sending an email, labeling unread messages that you don’t recall reading, or signed up for new profiles that bring you confirmation emails.

In this situation, you can be vulnerable to data theft, which happens when offenders use information obtained from your compromised accounts to open new accounts or credit lines in your identity. It’s a brilliant idea to update your codes before leaving the house – without changing them on your computer.