Using a smartphone without apps will be like using a feature phone. However, we knowingly or unknowingly install many such dangerous apps on our smartphones, due to which we may have to suffer huge losses. In recent times, incidents of cyber crime have increased manifold. The main reason for this is our personal information reaching cyber criminals. Many apps contain malware, which can steal your personal information and even bank details from your smartphone.
According to a report recently, many such loan apps have been removed from Google Play Store. These loan apps were downloaded by millions of users knowingly or unknowingly. These apps present on Google Play Store were stealing personal information of users like name, address, phone number and bank details etc. Apart from this, malware has also been found in many photo editing apps, using which hackers were cheating people.
Delete these apps immediately
If you have installed any third party apps in your phone, delete them immediately. Third party apps bypass the security of Google Play Store, due to which your sensitive information can reach hackers. Third party apps are those apps which you have not downloaded from Google Play Store. Users download these apps from any website, APK link, WhatsApp or message link.
To install such apps in the phone, the feature of Unknown Source app installation has to be enabled. Many users mistakenly enable this feature so that they can download the apps of their choice on the phone. In such a situation, a kind of shield on the phone gets broken and there is a danger of the phone being hacked.
Don't make this mistake
Many companies take your personal information like details of Aadhaar card, PAN card, address etc. in the name of instant loan. Do not install such instant loan apps in your phone even by mistake. Your personal information can fall into the hands of hackers in this way.
Apart from this, do not give permission to any app on the phone for microphone, photos, files, SMS, location, calls etc. By doing this, these apps will keep stealing your personal information even in the background and passing it on to hackers. In this way you can be defrauded.
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