Information stealing

Hey guys, I have a very serious question and was unsure were to post it, I am hoping that someone may have some knowledge that could help.

Basically it seems as though someone is gaining access to texts sent to and from a phone my friend owns. This happened after he gave his phone to a work colleague in order to fix a problem. When he was given his phone back all appeared well, however the work colleague soon began to know information that could only be known if they were somehow intercepting text messages.

Since the work colleague had physical access to the phone they could have easily installed some sort of spyware program on to the phone.

My question is, has anyone ever heard of this kind of thing happening before and is there any way of tracking the person stealing the information? They want to find some way to track how the information is being stolen so some evidence can be formed against the work colleague. It may be due to some kind of spyware which allows the texts to be accessed when the colleague’s phone is in range, perhaps via blue tooth ect.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you in advance for any help.

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Okay something very serious and like that but not that happened to me and keeps happening to me! Sometimes texts I send to people never get to them and go to random numbers not installed into my phone. Or it sends my message to my friend not using my number or I get other peoples text messages and I dont know them and they are putting in the contact too and its randomly shooting it to me, its increasingly doing it more and more and Im like what is happening to my phone !

This issue should be closed.

Nothing like this has ever been proven possible.

Text messaging is one of the most secure forms of communications. Yes, the wireless carrier keeps a record of all text sent/received for 90 days or less, but they aren't available to the public under almost any circumstance. It takes a lot for the U.S. Government to be able to get this information. Sometimes, it's even impossible to them.

ok then why can you be charges with sex texting if caught? because it isnt the most secure way.

People caught for "sexting" usually have proof on their phone. It isn't because the wireless carrier showed the police what they sent...it is because someone found the pictures or whatever on the device. Also, it is only illegal in certain states.

Also, it IS NOT illegal in any of the states if the users are over 18 years old.

Originally Posted by melody007

ok then why can you be charges with sex texting if caught? because it isnt the most secure way.

Originally Posted by nicknrm

People caught for "sexting" usually have proof on their phone. It isn't because the wireless carrier showed the police what they sent...it is because someone found the pictures or whatever on the device. Also, it is only illegal in certain states.

Also, it IS NOT illegal in any of the states if the users are over 18 years old.

well what about my original issue where other people are getting my PERSONAL messaged im sending to other people. how secure is that if someone is gettin the nitty gritty im sedning to someone else?

Not possible.

Originally Posted by melody007

well what about my original issue where other people are getting my PERSONAL messaged im sending to other people. how secure is that if someone is gettin the nitty gritty im sedning to someone else?

Originally Posted by nicknrm

Not possible.

IT IS POSSIBLE. Are you calling me a liar? Im telling you I called up my provider and they apologized and said they have been having networking issues. Thats the worst excuse I have ever had and you have the audacity to call me a liar, Just because it hasnt happened to you doesnt mean it hasnt happened.

I'm just saying there hasn't been a documented case (maybe you're the first?)

I see how it COULD be possible, but it hasn't been documented and wouldn't be something that would probably ever happen to you again.

How it could happen is sometimes switching stations go down, therefore another switching station takes on both of their responsibilities, putting a lot of stress on one, therefore issues can arise. Usually, calls get connected to the wrong numbers and stuff...but text messages are usually linked to a different system.

Originally Posted by melody007

IT IS POSSIBLE. Are you calling me a liar? Im telling you I called up my provider and they apologized and said they have been having networking issues. Thats the worst excuse I have ever had and you have the audacity to call me a liar, Just because it hasnt happened to you doesnt mean it hasnt happened.

Originally Posted by dr snuggums

Hey guys, I have a very serious question and was unsure were to post it, I am hoping that someone may have some knowledge that could help.

Basically it seems as though someone is gaining access to texts sent to and from a phone my friend owns. This happened after he gave his phone to a work colleague in order to fix a problem. When he was given his phone back all appeared well, however the work colleague soon began to know information that could only be known if they were somehow intercepting text messages.

Since the work colleague had physical access to the phone they could have easily installed some sort of spyware program on to the phone.

My question is, has anyone ever heard of this kind of thing happening before and is there any way of tracking the person stealing the information? They want to find some way to track how the information is being stolen so some evidence can be formed against the work colleague. It may be due to some kind of spyware which allows the texts to be accessed when the colleague’s phone is in range, perhaps via blue tooth ect.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you in advance for any help.

Is that even possible i didnt know that?

SonyEricssonK530i/R6BC Browser/NetFront/3.3 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1

If you think the "info theft" is happening through Bluetooth, can't you just turn off the Bluetooth function on your phone? Plus, I thought you had to "accept" any bluetooth connection... I don't think someone can just hook into your phone via bluetooth, unless you have set your phone to accept any and all bluetooth requests. You should "lock" the bluetooth function (and wi-fi or any other method that your phone uses for connections) if you haven't already!

You see, an old Alcatel OT 512 had an option to send a message on a certain time by itself. For instance, you could have saved a message on a certain date saying: "Happy birthday!" and the phone could have sent it with or without notice, so I believe that what's happening to your friend could be real. If someone is a good programmer, or if simply knows of a software to do such thing, it could be a case that this is happening. How to spot it? Well, I don't know. Try reinstall (-:

Originally Posted by davoucci19

Is that even possible i didnt know that?

Anything is possible when it comes to programming software. Whether it be for a phone or a computer.

Originally Posted by aksessdenide

Anything is possible when it comes to programming software. Whether it be for a phone or a computer.

Exactly. And I don't think it requires some extra skills to make such a program. I think a simple If Then Else statement can do the work