Android and iPhone users in danger? FBI conducting serious scrutiny about texts amid espionage concerns

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently very concerned and alarmed at the same time due to the latest developments about hacking threats in the United States. As per reports, hackers can now read user messages of Android as well as Apple users, without much of a hassle.

Are Chinese hackers attacking US-based Android and Apple users?

Just three weeks ago, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) claimed that China-based hackers are now infiltrating the phones of American users in order to comb through their private data, which is an overall part of a broad 'espionage campaign' being conducted by foreign countries, spearheaded by China, according to a USA Today report.

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Is the hacking threat in US still persistent?

Cyber security experts and firms in the US are saying that the thread is still persistent as they have not been able to evict most of these hackers from the mainframes and servers yet. American officials are also taking this opportunity to issue a cautionary warning that text messages in Android and Apple devices are not encrypted and have a huge risk of being intercepted and combed through, leading to major privacy or data loss.

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FAQs:

Are Apple users at risk of being hacked in USA?
Just a few weeks ago, FBI has issued a warning that China-based hackers are trying to breach into Apple as well as Android phones and intercept text messages between users.

Are US Android users safe from Chinese hackers?
No, Android users are quite in danger of being hacked by China-based hackers, who are trying to breach phones to read private text messages.