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Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers

by Alan Suderman
| July 27, 2021 11:27 PM

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.

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