"Is it you?": The new scam on Facebook - Walla! TECH

2020-10-18T05:18:49.398Z

You received a message from an author with a link that supposedly leads to YouTube and the caption "Is that you?". This is a new scam designed to intrigue you and steal your Facebook account. This is how you will protect yourself from these scams

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"Is that you?": The new scam on Facebook

You received a message from an author with a link that supposedly leads to YouTube and the caption "Is that you?".

This is a new scam designed to intrigue you and steal your Facebook account.

This is how you will protect yourself from these scams

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What do I do if I received the message or clicked on the link?

If you received the message, delete it.

If you managed to open the link, according to the cyber system, it seems that there is no danger to your information.

But if you entered your Facebook information, it is advisable to replace them as it may be that tens of seconds or even minutes from the moment you enter the information, hackers will already have time to take over them.

It is also recommended to run on Facebook and in general on other sites such as Gmail and more, "two-step verification".

After entering the email and password, you will receive a code by SMS or in a dedicated application, which you will be asked to enter in the login.

Only then, you will have full access.

This will ensure maximum protection for your account, while even if the attackers receive the email and password, they will still not be able to log in to the account.

On Facebook you can do this by scrolling to "Security and Login Settings", "Use 2-Step Verification" and then clicking "Edit".

There you can choose whether it will be via SMS code which is the most recommended and available method, or alternatively a third party authentication app.