Warning!!!!
Are
you afraid of internet hackers? Are you afraid of identity theft? Well here are
a couple of ways to take down those hackers. You’ll never be afraid again!!!!!
Top 5 ways
to avoid hackers
1. Never click on a link you did not expect
to receive
v The
golden rule hackers use to lure users are pop ups or opening links and
attachments.
v Emails
might contain obvious spelling mistakes and poor grammar and are easy to spot.
v Social
media has helped hackers a lot. Facebook is the number one target for hackers
to find a victim because everyone post what they’re doing, where they’re going,
who is with them, and what clothes they have on.
v When
you receive messages or emails that tells you to click on the link DON’T
because its hackers.
2.
Use different passwords on
different sites
v When
you have a lot of different accounts and you tend to use simple passwords like
loved ones names, pets, or birthday. Those are the number passwords hackers use
first and find out that information through your social media websites.
v When
you’re thinking about a new password add some numbers or special characters
v For
instance use the first and last letter from the website you’re creating an
account for then add a phrase or word in the middle
Example:
Facebook your password can be FG1RLB00K
3.
Never reuse your main email
password
v A
hacker who has cracked into your main email has the keys to your kingdom.
v Your
passwords from other sites can get reset because you used your main email for
facebook, google, youtube, and etc. and the hacker has access to everything
now.
v Try
to stay away from using your main email on sites that hackers can hack into and
still your identity
4. Think
before you tweet and how you share information
v The
principal risk is ID fraud. Personal information is the number one thing
hackers are looking for these days.
v Dumpster-diving
– thieves would trawl through bins searching for personal documents to steal someone’s
ID.
v If
you want to get rid of old junk mail, credit cards, and personal information
SHRED IT!!!!!! NEVER THROW IT AWAY!!!!
5. Ignore pop-ups
v Pop-ups
contain malicious software which can trick a user into verify something.
v When
you access a pop-up it’ll begin downloading a software onto your computer
called malware. Known as a drive-by download.
v Stay
away from pop-ups because when that software is on your computer hackers can
break into your important files and access your information.
Silver,
James. "20 Ways to Keep Your Internet Identity Safe from
Hackers." The Observer. Guardian News and Media, 12 May 2013.
Web. 11 Apr. 2014.
