Q&A for How to Prevent Your Cell Phone from Being Hacked

This is very advanced hacking, you should Contact the FBI as they will be the only agency with the tools to catch the hacker.

It is. It's usually met with 10 years+ jail time, depending on the offender's record with hacking, age, etc. and the lawyer's ability.

Yes they can. If an app you download has a hacker controlling it, then they can access anything on your phone. They can also turn things off, such as your internet and settings.

If you think your phone has been hacked by someone, check the photos, messages, and other medias for strange posts.

Go to your cellphone dealer and have them help you reset your phone and/or change your phone number. Use longer, more complicated passwords and keep them in a safe place -- don't share them with anyone. Also, use search engines which allow browsing privacy, and disable cookies in your settings.

No, it's not a hacker. My phone does that sometimes too. It's just a glitch; nothing to worry about.

Check by entering your name on the Internet. If you find your phone number and name, you can make the necessary changes.

People can’t hack with just your number. Keep your personal information to yourself and only connect to WiFi you trust.

Someone probably hacked your account and used the "find my phone" feature to reset your phone. Change your password on either your Google account , or your Apple ID , then you should consider setting up two step verification on either your Google account or your Apple ID .

If you did not give that organization your phone, then they are the ones who hacked you. If you did, then after 4 days, yes, it was too late.

Think about what makes you suspicious about this person.

Most likely no. It's probably just trying to do a software update or back up your iCloud.

If a hacker used your phone as a hot spot, then they hacked it. Resetting the phone will get rid of the hacker, but make sure that you follow the steps in the article above to make sure that your phone cannot be re-hacked.

Yes, a professional hacker could hack your phone through your cell phone's data service, but this would be difficult.

Delete the text or code, and do not send them anything. This could be a scam or an attempt to get you to traffic information for an illegal action.

You can do a public record search and search yourself on Google. The article How to Ungoogle Yourself will help you find and remove many things that are on the internet about you.

It would be very very difficult for that to happen, the only way that it might be possible is through a malicious link (and even then, it would be difficult). Just be careful about the links you open and you will be fine.

No. While the method that you gave is a good way to stop a man-in-the-middle attack, you can also prevent one by only using HTTPS sites, using a VPN, and using special programs that are designed to prevent such attacks.

Someone probably contacted your cell phone company and tricked them to redirect your calls. You should contact your cell phone company to fix the issue. You probably won't be able to find who did it. I would recommend reporting it to the FBI . While they won't investigate your case specifically, they'll use your report to help build a case against individuals who do this over a long period of time.

Follow the steps in the article above. You might also want to follow the steps in How to Prevent Hacking . Make sure that you are using a strong password, and that you have two step verification enabled. If you need help with enabling two step verification, then follow the directions for either Android or iPhone . Taking these actions will make it much harder to hack your account.

Follow the directions in the wikiHow article How to Block a Phone Number for directions on blocking a phone number.

Not necessarily; the person could have just guessed your password. I would recommend changing both your Square and Amazon passwords, and enable two-step verification. If you want to be extra safe, then you can factory reset your iPhone .

Follow the directions in How to Permanently Delete Files .

No, nobody would be able to hack or listen into your calls only by knowing your location.

Yes, if a hacker installed a virus on your phone, then the virus can track everything that you do and send all of the information to the hacker. If you think that your phone has a virus, then follow the steps here .

It depends with whom you share it. IMEI codes are unique to your phone, and you might have to share them with phone or insurance companies. Otherwise, you shouldn't share it with anyone.

Yes, it could be possible, especially since when you delete files from your phone they normally go to a deleted items folder instead of simply disappearing from the phone. I would recommend uninstalling the app that was used to connect your phone to his laptop, then you should follow the steps here to make sure that the hacker did not put a virus on your phone.

Never give out any information in response to an advertisement that says that you "won" something. But if you entered fake information, then you should be OK. Just to be safe, I would recommend following the steps in this article .

It was probably just a glitch in the system. But if you are concerned, then I would recommend changing your password.

If your phone was hacked, then follow the directions in How to Remove Viruses from Your Phone .