Corresponding Author's : Anam

Co-Author's : Ahana Jha, Aakanksha

Abstract :

With the advent of increasingly convenient technology that can be utilized through a smartphone, handheld devices such as phones and tablets have practically become a necessity. The rising necessity of a phone for every mundane task to be carried out in everyday life has made it such that an alarming amount of the user’s personal information is stored on their handheld devices. It is not uncommon for children as young as 12 to possess such devices, and be completely proficient in using them. These conveniences, however, do not come free of cost—in most cases, the cost is the user’s privacy. This paper is aimed at analysing the existing work done about phone hacking to identify the major threats to user privacy, and present this information in a cohesive manner for perusal. To this end, the paper is divided into 2 sub topics. It gives succinct overviews of the identified threats and vulnerabilities that facilitate phone hacking and exploitation of user's privacy. Overall, through this paper, we hope to incite increased risk awareness surrounding mobile devices and their associated vulnerabilities and security threats.

Keywords :

Mobile Security, Phone Hacking, Mobile Threats

Article Details

Unique Paper ID: 2116

Publication Volume & Issue: VOLUME 4 , ISSUE 3

Page(s): 35-41

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