When Your Phone Becomes a Hacker’s Backdoor

Think hacking your phone takes a tech genius or fancy spy tools? Think again… one careless tap on a shady link can swing open the door to your digital home without you realizing it.

It might start with an “innocent” WhatsApp message containing a tempting link. Just tapping it, even if you don’t fully open it, could leave a tiny backdoor open for hackers.

The smart step most people don’t know:

Enable the setting that “resets permissions for unused apps.”

• On iPhone: Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements

• On Android: Settings → Apps → App Management → Choose "Remove permissions for unused apps"

Why does it matter?

Any suspicious app you haven’t used for a while will automatically lose its access to things like your camera, files, or microphone, all common entry points hackers rely on.

When should you do this?

• At the beginning of each month, make it a habit

• After installing an app from outside the official app store

• After receiving strange links, even if you didn’t click them

Think of it this way:

Your phone is your home… would you leave the key in the door after stepping out? Exactly. This simple setting means you're “pulling the key out” after every session.

Keep your digital home locked tight.