4 ‘Dangerous’ iPhone Apps Security Experts Want You To Delete ASAP Because They Make Your Data Vulnerable To Hackers

Facebook

Facebook is the most hacked app in the world, which makes sense when you consider this app has collected 70 percent of your data on its app — things like your contacts, online activity, political preferences, and information about your phone.

Instagram

Second only to Facebook, Instagram (owned by Meta, the same company) has collected 67 percent of your data. Hackers can easily access your contacts and use this information to impersonate you when sending messages and DMs to them. If one of your contacts clicks on a link that they send, they can be led to a dangerous site that installs malware on their device — this is called phishing.

WhatsApp

We know how much folks live WhatsApp for offering a free and fast way to communicate with family and friends around the world. But be careful about the information that you provide and adjust your settings so that that the app is allowed to collect very little on you.

Snapchat

Perhaps you’re sensing a theme here. Social media apps are easiest to hack and most tempting because they serve up a smorgasbord of your data. Snapchat collects 59 percent of data on their users and makes it clear they may share your data with third parties like service providers. If you can live without Snapchat, great — delete it. If not, be careful about what you share.

With all apps, make sure you set up complex passwords and use two-factor authentication whenever possible.