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Beware of mobile hackers

Abdullah Mamun
Mobile phones, especially of the smart kind, could be hacked into just like a computer and a user could lose personal data from the device.
The regulators became concerned with this recently after such allegations were made in the Indian media.
The experts said receiving calls or texts (SMS) from numbers that had not been authenticated might open the door for hackers and smartphones were more vulnerable than other phones.
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Zia Ahmed, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), said, “We have heard about mobile fraudulence that has been coveted by some local media following the news in the Indianmedia."
A team of the BTRC was studying the matter, he said, adding that if it got something then the BTRC would talk to the operators about it.
Calls from numbers beginning with +92, #92 or 09 unique code might be harmful for call recipients, said an official of the BTRC.
Another expert said it was technologically possible for a hacker to see or get access to a mobile handset's data remotely. It was a security matter and all devices could not provide the same level of security, the expert said.
People should not keep any confidential data such as PIN code, bank account numbers in their handsets, as those could be hacked. Even a music track could be
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If the device has internet access then the security concerns become more serious, the expert said.
The mobile operators have the scope to work on it by self regulation. They could block unique numbers or calls from fake sources, the expert said.
The operators could block all spam calls or texts and the operators should have a protection mechanism first to introduce the system, the expert said.
Some months ago a number of calls and texts were made to subscribers from fake numbers or numbers that had not been authenticated. The operators were quick to fix the problem.
Tanveer Mohammad, chief technology officer of Grameenphone, said,“We have taken the matter seriously and we areworkingonthis.”
According to technology websites, smartphones could be hacked by using e-mails, social networking, applica-