#hack prevention

Facebook is one of the topmost social media platforms where hackers and identity thieves are having a good time extracting information from the users. Statistics show that the number of Facebook hacks and identity thefts is increasing at an alarming rate. To avoid these, we must take appropriate action to protect our account and keep business & fan pages away from malicious Facebook hackers.

People who update their profiles do not get bothered about hackers stealing their personal information. They just think that what these hackers can do with this common information. This mentality should change. People should understand that even a small piece of information like a date of birth can help them get control over your bank account. Thanks to the technological enhancement!

But there are provisions to keep your account safe from these malicious Facebook hackers. While using Facebook or any other social media make sure you protect your online privacy. Here are some methods to keep your account safe:

1. When you add friends to your account, only add people whom you know personally. Never accept the friend request of strangers and be cautious about people who introduce themselves as friends of friends or family members which you can’t identify. Such people will have malicious motives. When you come across such people make sure you block them instantly. Strangers don’t belong to your friend list.

2. Never share personal information in your profile. Personal information is the key attraction of Facebook hackers. And also, never be tricked by any links or attachments, even if they are from your friends. What hackers usually do is that they hack an account and from that account, they will send infected links and attachments to the people in the friends' list. So when people see a message coming from a known person, they will automatically open the link without giving a second thought. This is one of the methods by which Facebook hackers leak information. In the cyber world data is more important than anything, so protect it!

3. Keep your password safe and secure for yourself. Create a password that cannot be cracked easily. Create them with a combination of characters, numbers, symbols, and signs. But make sure you remember them, if it is difficult for you to remember note it down somewhere. Never provide the same password for different accounts including Facebook and email. The problem is that in case your Facebook got hacked, then it is easy for the hacker to compromise your email if both have the same password.

4. Try not to click on any links and attachments from Facebook. Some links will be infected and it can lead you to dangerous websites. This is one of the common tricks used by Facebook hackers to compromise accounts.

5. Set your privacy and only allow trusted people to access your private information. Try to make changes in the privacy settings according to your wish. People won’t roam around by sticking the hacker label on them. Anyone from your friend list can be a hacker. So choose your people carefully when you set privacy for your profile.

6. Never fall for scams. You will see several scams on Facebook including charity scams, gift scams, giveaway scams, and a lot more. It just requires common sense to understand that it is a scam. Scams can ultimately to your Facebook account getting hacked. The primary motive of the scammers is to attract you with things that make you click on their link or attachment. When you do it without a thought, they win!

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