How to Read Text Messages From Another Phone

One way to keep an eye on family members or employees is to monitor their text messages. This will enable you to keep track of who they are communicating with and what they are saying. To do this, you will need to find a mobile phone spy software that can help you to hack into the target phone. Doing this on a phone that you do not own is illegal, and you should only use these programs in accordance with the law. (Note that company-issued phones are legal to tap.)

Things You'll Need

• Mobile phone spy software

Instructions

1. Buy Phone Stealth. As of 2010 this program costs $49.95. The main advantage of this program is that it works using Bluetooth, which means that you do not need to install anything on the target phone as long as its Bluetooth is enabled. The drawback is that the target phone must be within 150 feet for the program to function. Install the software to your phone and make sure that your Bluetooth is turned on. When the target phone is in range, the software will sync with the target phone as long as its Bluetooth is also enabled. You will need to know the phone number of the target phone to distinguish from the other Bluetooth phones in the area. Once the phones have been synced, the program will present you with a menu full of options. Click on "Read SMS" to view the text messages.
2. Get FlexiSpy. This is a comprehensive program that will allow you to eavesdrop on conversations, read SMS, do Global Positioning System and email tracking and even make remote phone calls from the target phone. As of 2010, this software costs between $149 to $349. Once you have purchased it, install it on the target phone. This can take up to two hours, so you will need to have uninterrupted access to the phone for that time. The software is first installed on your PC and will then need to be synced with the cell phone. You will be able to use a series of SMS commands to remotely control the target phone.
3. Buy Mobile Spy. As of 2010, this program costs $49.97. Once you have purchased the program, install it onto the target phone by first installing it on a computer and then syncing it with the phone. The program is designed to work on iPhones, Blackberries, Androids and any phone that uses the Windows Mobile or Symbian operating systems. The program will record SMS, phone calls, GPS locations and call logs, and upload them to a password-protected server at regular intervals. When you are ready to retrieve the files you can log in to the server and download the data.

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How to Keep a Smartphone From Being Hacked

A smartphone is able to surf the Internet, check and send email, send text messages, shop online, and often much more -- but as smart as the phone may be, it can still be vulnerable to hackers. As the owner of the smartphone, you can contribute some smarts of your own to avoid being a victim of hackers.

Suggestions

1. Download applications only from the app store authorized by the maker of your smartphone, never from a third party or unauthorized source. It may be more expensive to purchase apps from the app store, but hackers sometimes use "free app downloads" or highly discounted app downloads to lure smartphone owners into revealing information that allows them to hack into the phone.
2. Open email on your phone only if you are familiar with the sender, and do not open email in the "Spam" folder. As with using a personal computer, opening an email from an unknown source could leave your smartphone open to a hacker.
3. Log out of any Internet sites that you visit on your smartphone as soon as you are finished using the site. This is especially important if you are accessing personal information such as your bank account information from your smartphone. Leaving your phone logged into a website that has your personal information can mean that hackers could get access to this information.
4. Add security to your smartphone. Download smartphone security software that regularly scans your smartphone for threats, similar to the security that you may have installed on a personal computer. Security apps can be found in your smartphone manufacturer's app store.
5. Use Bluetooth only when you need to, and do not leave it turned on after you have finished using it. Hackers can sometimes access your personal information more easily when you are using Bluetooth.

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How to Know If Your Cell Phone Has Been Bugged

Using a cell phone today is not as safe as we all would hope. Your personal information, your conversations and your text messages could be hacked into and downloaded by anyone. Spyware for cell phones is so common, all you need is an Internet connection. Knowing the signs of what to look for can help you know when it is time to get a new cell phone.          

Suggestions

1. Pay attention to how your cell phone sounds. Question if you hear strange noises in the background of your conversations, such as clicking, echoing of people's voices (either your own or the person you are speaking with) or noises that are similar to white noise.
2. Get your cell phone checked out if it lights up on its own when it is not in use. Also have it checked if it turns on and off by itself.
3. Check the temperature of your cell phone and its battery. If either component feels abnormally hot to the touch, you might have spyware running in the background.
4. Pay close attention to your cell phone bill. You might receive charges for double, sometimes triple, the amount of texts and calls you actually made. The cause? The spyware is sending your phone's activity to third party numbers and websites where someone is downloading your information.

Tips

• Be safe and take your cell phone to an expert if you suspect it is infected with spyware. The expert can tell you if your phone can be cleaned of the downloaded software, or if you are better suited to purchase an entirely new cell phone.
• Never leave your cell phone out in the open or lend it to someone. It only takes a few minutes to download spyware onto your phone.

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