CoverMe Experts Reveal How to Really Protect Mobile Privacy
Recent news reports have shown vulnerabilities in popular messaging apps due to the network SS7 bug allowing hackers to assume a user’s phone number and take over their account. This is done by tricking the telecom network into believing the hacker’s phone has the same number as the victims. The hacker then uses the lost password option in messaging apps to get into the account via phone number verification. As easy as that, the hacker now has control of the victim’s account. As the forerunner in designing mobile communications apps to protect user’s privacy online, CoverMe’s experts have revealed how to really effectively protect mobile privacy such as securely hiding chat messages and personal photos on a mobile. 1. Phone numbers should not be linked to the account A privacy protecting App like CoverMe should never use phone number SMS verification as a method to gain access to an account and there should not be any link between the user’s phone number and Cove...