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The Israeli cyber company BrandShield has issued a warning about the attempts to hack into the accounts of influencers and media people on social networks - and there are already some who have fallen into the trap. This is what you should try


You too should be careful: this is how the accounts of network influencers and I Communications were hacked

The Israeli cyber company BrandShield has issued a warning about the attempts to hack into the accounts of influencers and media people on social networks - and there are already some who have fallen into the trap.

This is what you should know

Yinon Ben Shoshan

09/05/2022

Monday, 09 May 2022, 08:12 Updated: 08:37

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In recent days, spies and media people have reported hacking into their accounts on social networks, according to a report by the Israeli cyber company BrandShield, which specializes in tracking, monitoring and removing scams, counterfeits and online scams.



So far a number of journalists have reported that they have been sent WhatsApp messages that look like official and legitimate Twitter messages, informing users that they have violated the platform rules and being asked to fill out a form that includes entering the account password, otherwise their account will be removed.



Several other journalists reported receiving similar messages, including Josh Brainer, Chen Maanit, Yehuda Schlesinger and more.

The attempt was successful in some cases and the account of Avishai Ben-Haim Winon Magal was even hacked, according to their report.

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BrandShield explains that these are targeted phishing attacks designed to allow hackers to take over users' Twitter accounts.

How It Works?

In fact, hackers make two main uses of hacking into the accounts of social media snoopers:

  • Ransom - Extortion of money to return to the real owner of the account.

  • Scams by users connected to the account holder or commercialization of the account as an advertising platform for third parties - the attackers take advantage of the time that passes from the moment the account of the real owner of the account to the social platform management and its response time to promote all kinds of scams.

At the center of the attacks: Twitter (Photo: Reuters)

"Cybercriminals are constantly looking for creative and new ways to steal information in order to use it maliciously. It can be for various motives, mostly economic, but sometimes it can be other motives," says Yoav Keren, CEO of BrandShield, which specializes in preventing online fraud and forgery.



"In this specific case, one can identify a clear trend of searching for profiles that have a lot of followers on social networks in Israel. Hackers set up phishing sites and at the same time specifically address users who set their goal. "Social is interested in contacting a user on one topic or another, in most cases the entire interaction will take place from within the platform itself, usually within the help and information centers."



BrandShield CEO added: “It is important not to open WhatsApp messages, text messages and emails from unfamiliar addresses.

"If you want to enter a critical information item such as a password, bank account number or credit - it is important to make sure that you are on the platform's original site, as this is usually a scam."

The scam continues on Instagram as well

Instagram users in Israel have recently (again) encountered a growing wave of hacking accounts and ransom demands for their release.

The hackers behind the attack focus on profiles of celebrities or large companies, as well as profiles of "regular" users.



A wave of hacks, however large, does not necessarily indicate an Instagram failure, but rather a lack of vigilance on the part of users.

Explained Explained: Phishing - A group of hackers sent users a direct message (DM), impersonated the social network's support team and caused them to enter the name and password on a landing page that looked like Instagram's login page.



For example, a particularly popular message that has been running lately "alerts" the user that his account is infringing and he must verify the details, along with a threat to delete the account within 24 hours.

Another message that is distributed offers the user to receive a verification tag (blue V) if he only provides personal information for identification - and there were those who believed in the scam and fell into the trap.

The message may sometimes reach you via WhatsApp from an unknown number.



What is important to remember?

That if Instagram wants to contact you, it will not do so via a private message from an Instagram account (even if it has a blue V), and conversely not through a random email that seems unreliable.

In addition, the company will never ask you to provide your username and password.

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Source: walla

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