DETROIT – Cybercriminals may live in the shadows of the digital world, but a professional hacker has shared signs that they are lurking in your smartphone.
‘White hat’ hacker Laura Kankaala was trained to be ethical but uses malicious techniques to help the average person stay safe.
Laura, who is Threat Intelligence Lead for Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure, warned that an overheating device or random green light on a screen could mean someone is watching you.
Other signs include certain emails and phone calls to be weary of.
Kankaala leads the Finnish ‘white hat’ (as opposed to criminal ‘black hats’) hacking collective KyberVPK and has appeared on a TV series where she hacks into everything from smart home devices to cars.
‘As an ethical hacker, you would know someone is inside your phone because I would tell you and help you remove my access,’ she said.
A dot appears on the screen
If you see a green dot on the Android screen or an orange dot on the iPhone, it could be a warning sign you’ve been hacked, or someone has installed a dodgy app on your phone, Kankaala said.
She said that these warning dots appear when the device’s microphone or camera is in use – and it can be a warning sign that a phone is running malicious software meant to spy on people.
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