These days, most people are highly reliant on their phone. Three quarters of phone users worldwide use them to chat or send messages, six in ten for banking and nearly half for navigation,, 15% of U.S. adults are “smartphone-only” internet users who depend on their phone as they don't have a home broadband service. All this means that if something goes wrong and your phone is hacked, your life can be upended — and your bank account cleaned out.
In this case, the attackers appear to have used a SIM swap, which was only possible through a “security oversight” by his mobile carrier. More commonly, a phone user becomes suspicious after spotting one or more of the symptoms below.There can be a number of signs that a phone has been hacked — but they don't necessarily appear in every case and, when they do, they can be easy to miss. Basically, it's a question of looking for unusual behavior from your phone.
It's important, indeed, to keep up to date with all software updates, as these often fix known vulnerabilities. Make sure your passwords are strong. Be wary of public charging stations and public wifi, and as an extra precaution, you might wish to turn off your wifi and Bluetooth when not in use. For extra protection, you could encrypt your phone, lock your SIM card and use a virtual private network, which should make public wifi safer to use.