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How do hackers hack a mobile phone?

March 4, 2010

Cell phone hacking became a common phrase after the phone of Paris Hilton was hacked. There may be various reasons and intent for which a hacker may hack a mobile phone and these may include stealing your number, taking your information from the cell phone related to contacts address and others, rob your money, keeping a spy on you, accessing your voice mails, passing a virus to the system and leading to various problems and others.

The hacker’s hack the cell phones by finding a fault in the way by which chips are manufactured but this system can be used only with the first generation handsets that uses the Global System for Mobile Communications. (GSM). Another essential feature that allows the hacking of the phone is the access to the handset for at least 3 minutes that allows the hacker to do his work.

Mobile phone hacking also takes place through an antenna which can pick up all the data of the phone if it is switched on and specially for the phones that have technology of Bluetooth. Thus depending upon his intent a hacker finds out various ways in order to hack the phone and may lead to the loss of your crucial data.

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