Facebook is a Number #1 Social Media Application in the World and many users of it are having fun with some quizzes and application that popping up on their Wall and News Feed.However, some of that application and test are made my hackers to steal your account.
According to Sri Sridharan, Managing Director at the Florida Center of Cybersecurity, hackers want want to use the information to get your account and especially to make money.
"It seems harmless but you never know who’s really asking you for that information,” Sridharan said. Sridharan explains that the hackers operate your account through Facebook Quizzes. Some of it would connect to your Facebook Accounts in order to manipulate your Personal Data including your password. More of that, they also trick users through downloading malware or virus.
“The more they know about you, the more ways they can trick you into doing something like clicking on a link you should not click on,” Sridharan added.
Sridharan said that participate only in quizzes from legitimate sources that will secure and protect your personal account.
Here's how to know whether the quiz you're taking quizzes are safe or not.! Recommendations from the Florida Center for Cybersecurity:
- Report scams through the social media sites.
- Hover over hyperlinks before you click on them, as hackers can steal your personal data.
- Open any web links from your browser independently of the social media website or you can also use a link scanner.
- Be cautious of links posted by friends that seems unusually sensational. Instead of clicking on the link, go to a trusted source and search for the story there. -Value your email address and your login credentials.
- Be wary of internet quizzes or polls that require you to sign in or pull personal information.
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