This is about Androids, BUT it can apply to any phone. There are doppelgangers waiting to invade your phone. Those are apps that look like the real thing (similar to ones you know and trust) but are fake ones trying to ensnare you. For example, doesn’t “Lovely Wallpaper” sound safe and innocent? NOT! Once you download these things they can do all sorts of stuffs, even when you aren’t on your phone: steal your passwords, user names, and credit card and banking information; send texts that look like they’re coming from you; track you as you wander about; even take pictures of you.
Once you’ve downloaded one of these demons it’s too late simply to change your password–they’re already in. You have to delete the app, then wipe your phone.
Be careful, then, of the apps you download. First check out the company and make sure it’s reputable, legitimate, and trustworthy. Don’t assume that, since you found it in the Google store, it’s okay.Google is busy trying to clean out their store from these things, and keep it clean–a huge task.
It’s disgusting that there are people out there who profit from our carelessness. Let’s not give them the chance.