Mobile phones are portals to the world contained in the palm of our hands, so any problem can be a huge inconvenience, no more than getting hacked.
A recent WhatsApp scam is spreading through the platform 'like wildfire' that is baiting people with a chance to win a cooler of Heineken for Father's Day.
Users may be caught totally unaware that they're being lured into a cyber attack as these ploys proliferate and become more sophisticated.
Indeed, global search trend data highlights 20,000 Google enquiries for 'how to know if your phone is hacked', Wales Online reports.
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