Have you or someone you know had your account hacked?ย ๐ฎVirus protection/security company, McAfee, says 22 percent of Internet users have been hacked at least once & 14 percent have been hacked more than once. Iโm in the 14%.ย ๐ My Facebook account was hackedย ๐ถ๏ธand I found out through friends who could tell by the stuff being posted on my feed that it wasnโt me.ย ๐ฃ๏ธ Itโs a freaky sensation. Friends on IG have had their accounts hacked or impersonated.ย ๐ฏ Itโs hard to understand how it happens, like, why do people do this!?ย โ๏ธ With impersonators, new accounts look identical in every way usually with a small modification to a username.ย ๐ฌย If we see their avatar among new followers we might not notice and follow again. A couple of friends have had to start over on IGย โถ๏ธ which seems like a pretty depressing prospect.ย ๐ตThere are tons of articles that will tell you how to get your account back but Iโm not sure they work, because if they did, people wouldnโt have to start over! The research takeaway is to protect your account to prevent it from happening in the first place.ย ๐ Probably most of us are being careful by doing stuff like: --Use a strong password that is unique to every siteย ๐ --Donโt share your passwordย ๐คซ --Use two-factor authentication (2FA) when itโs available 2๏ธโฃ --Close accounts you donโt useย ๐๏ธ --Use a separate email for your social media accountsย ๐ง Two other protective measures include: --Donโt allow tagging, andย ๐คณ --Make your account privateย โ I wonโt incorporate the last two measures, but the others are sensible things to do to help prevent losing an account. Have you or someone you know had an account hijacked? Was it resolved? . . . For those who expressed interest, @anewyorkkiss and I started a Clubhouse instead of trying to do a one-off room. ๐Upcoming on โInstagram Hubhouseโ โ Monday, March 15 at 5 PM/PT โTopic: โWHEN CATFISH BITE:ย ๐ฃย Have you or a friend ever been catfished on IG?โย ๐ย If youโre on Clubhouse, it would be cool to have you there.ย ๐ . . #seattleviews #seattlesunset #becareful #beproactive #securitytips #security #hackingorsecurity #protectyourself #clubhouse #clubhouseapp #Instagramhubhouse (at Jose Rizal Bridge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMWfITWsjes/?igshid=13yxgv25v6ji3
