While this phone might be safe, you can never be too sure that you won’t end up a target.
There are several ways that cybercriminals can use images of you, or the contents of your phone, against you.
#1
Did you know that on average, there is a cyber-attack roughly every 10 minutes here in Australia? These attacks can range from criminal hacking, malware attacks, identity theft and phishing.
Make sure you have put security measures in place to protect any online file storage system where you store images or identity documentation - like your iCloud.
If someone else accesses this information, you could be at risk of identity fraud or sextortion.
#2
Victoria Police have received reports from at least 100 families of instances where offenders are coercing children – particularly teenage males – into producing explicit images before extorting them for money.
Stay one step ahead of the game:
🔐 Update your passwords regularly
🔐 Think before you click hyperlinks
🔐 keep your dev...