The social media has become
an integral part of everyday
life but users need to be aware
of what and how much they
share on sites like Facebook
which might be used by
malicious hackers.
Those users who use the
name of their pets as password
for their social media account
should try and avoid
revealing it online and a
recent research by
Google indicated that
1 in 6 people use their
pet’s name as password.
Another of such social
media shares which make
a strict no-no is one’s
mother’s maiden name,
which is a security question
asked by a bank and users who have their family added in their social media account should
keep their privacy settings high in order to avoid any hacking, metro.co.uk reports.
Apart from mother’s maiden name, security question related to first school attended can also
be used as a potential tool for hacking into one’s account.
The report said that revealing one’s birth date is equally sensitive to be put online and if
someone wants to reveal, they shouldn’t mention the year.
Next comes announcing the web world about one’s trip out of town or display of expensive
things which might be of interest to robbers or an active GPS.
an integral part of everyday
life but users need to be aware
of what and how much they
share on sites like Facebook
which might be used by
malicious hackers.
Those users who use the
name of their pets as password
for their social media account
should try and avoid
revealing it online and a
recent research by
Google indicated that
1 in 6 people use their
pet’s name as password.
Another of such social
media shares which make
a strict no-no is one’s
mother’s maiden name,
which is a security question
asked by a bank and users who have their family added in their social media account should
keep their privacy settings high in order to avoid any hacking, metro.co.uk reports.
Apart from mother’s maiden name, security question related to first school attended can also
be used as a potential tool for hacking into one’s account.
The report said that revealing one’s birth date is equally sensitive to be put online and if
someone wants to reveal, they shouldn’t mention the year.
Next comes announcing the web world about one’s trip out of town or display of expensive
things which might be of interest to robbers or an active GPS.
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