Don’t fall victim to hackers, learn to recognize them (pianetacellulare.it)
Your Instagram or Facebook profile may be in danger: to avoid falling victim to hackers, here’s what you need to know and what to do.
Something that can happen to everyone and not just very famous people is that someone manages to get in and take possession of your Instagram or Facebook profile.
There are some though behaviors which if followed carefully can reduce this type of risk. So learn to know recognize warning signs can protect you from this situation which in turn can be extremely dangerous not only for you but also for those who know you.
Your hacked Instagram or Facebook profile could in fact be used to then communicate with your friends or family and thus carry out scams of all kinds.
Protect an Instagram or Facebook profile, how is it done?
The guidelines on how to keep your social profile safe gives you the service center of Facebook. First things first create a password that is secure. In the world we live in, there is no longer anything that does not exist accessible through a password and you could therefore be led to think that for example using the same one everywhere could make your life easier.
But if you use the same password for more services it is then easier for that password to be identified by cyber criminals who, thus, can then also use it to access your social profiles. Better then dedicate onself a little more and create a slightly more complicated password that contains neither your name, nor your surname, nor any words that could represent you. But adding a strong password isn’t enough.
You also have to practice a little healthy distrust. First, always avoid accept friendship from people you don’t know on Facebook and don’t respond to direct messages that may reach you on Instagram. Still speaking of messages, it is also important to never click on any links that may be contained in the text.
Hacking an Instagram profile isn’t difficult: here’s what happens
To understand how easy it can be to fall victim to a hacker who intends to take possession of your profile or steal your personal data to use them elsewhere, let’s do a example which concerns one of the latest scams found on Facebook.
From an imaginary profile that should represent the help center of the social network that belongs to Meta comes a message where you are told that something you posted violates the guidelines and that goes eliminated. In the text of the message you are also provided with a link where you can indicate your profile login details to confirm that it is you and to proceed with the elimination of the annoying content.
Self click on the link, you are actually asked not only for your login details but also for personal data such as name and surname and the indication of a credit card or a current account. If, trusting what you read you convince of putting all this data in, within a short time, in addition to no longer having possession of your social profile, you will most likely find yourself with an empty bank account.
