Cybersecurity

One Simple Step Can Thwart Top Phone Hackers

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Richmond, Va. (AP) -- As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure.

Step One: Turn off phone.