There are no known hardware keyloggers for mobile phones. But both Androids and iPhones are still vulnerable to software keyloggers. Some claim that because the mobile device’s screen is used as a virtual keyboard for input, keylogging is not possible. But you have only to search for smartphone keyloggers to see how many are available for download. Be assured that such keyloggers can capture what screens are pressed, so they see and record what virtual buttons the user touches.
What’s more, once the keylogger infects the smartphone, it monitors more than just keyboard activity. Screen shots (of emails, texts, login pages, etc.), the phone’s camera, the microphone, connected printers, and network traffic are all fair game for the keylogger. It can even block your ability to go to particular websites.
As for infection methods, anyone who has temporary sneaky access to the phone without the user’s knowledge can load a keylogger. And just like it is with PC and Mac laptops, tablets, and computers, smartphone users can infect themselves if they fall prey to phishing expeditions, or unwisely click on an attachment of uncertain provenance.
What’s more, once the keylogger infects the smartphone, it monitors more than just keyboard activity. Screen shots (of emails, texts, login pages, etc.), the phone’s camera, the microphone, connected printers, and network traffic are all fair game for the keylogger. It can even block your ability to go to particular websites.
As for infection methods, anyone who has temporary sneaky access to the phone without the user’s knowledge can load a keylogger. And just like it is with PC and Mac laptops, tablets, and computers, smartphone users can infect themselves if they fall prey to phishing expeditions, or unwisely click on an attachment of uncertain provenance.