Wiretapping in Russia

2023: Signs of smartphone wiretapping named

A number of unusual signs in the behavior of the phone may indicate wiretapping installed in it. First of all, the user should be concerned about spontaneous reboots of the smartphone, a sharp decrease in battery charge, echoes, noises and other strange sounds during a conversation, as well as the increased amount of Internet traffic used. Such information on October 3, 2023 with TAdviser was shared in the press service of the State Duma deputy RFAnton Nemkin with reference to the words of the general director of EdgeCenter Mikhail Shurygin.

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To combat illegal wiretapping, it is worth contacting specialists who examine the phone for spyware and, if necessary, remove it, the expert advises. In addition, you can try to update the phone's software, as updates often include new security settings.

"An extreme measure that can help get rid of spyware is a reboot to factory settings, but all data on the phone will be deleted. In addition, if you are sure that your phone is being tapped, this can be a crime, and you should report it to the police, "the Ленте.ру quoted him as saying.

The situation in the modern digital environment forces the user to be extremely attentive to any anomalies of gadgets, said Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications.

"If earlier we could calmly react to the unusual behavior of a smartphone, now such things absolutely cannot be ignored - otherwise it is very easy to become a victim of scammers and lose the data that you would definitely not want to make public. At the same time, attackers use such sophisticated ways to get to user data that it is already difficult to surprise experienced cybersecurity specialists. The main thing is to respond to the threat in time and have time to stop it before it entails serious consequences, "the deputy emphasized.