There have been lots of scams/cybercrimes lately. Many victims phones have allowed scammers to gain access / control to their phones.
I wanna ask, brand new Chinese phones which have been unboxed, either to unlock SIM region, or to flash global ROM, or both, are they safe? Can hackers potentially gain access to your phone once u start using it?
Can keyloggers be silently installed or internal hardware be corrupted to allow hackers to capture user details? And how likely is this if so?
Note: I'm not talking about resale phones. I'm referring to brand new phones that have been claimed to have had their sim region unlocked by service centers. These phones are purchased on legit platforms like shopee, and are booted up as brand new devices.