Why shouldn’t you open the message of “It’s you in the video?
This is a new and very cunning way of tricking Facebook users. Of course, if you receive a message from an old friend or trusted person who asks if it is you who appears in a video, as soon as you can, you are going to try to see if you are indeed the protagonist of a viral video or see who you are with. they could be confusing.
The message is accompanied by a link in which anyone can think that the video can be seen there, it is very similar to that of the official Facebook page, but despite the fact that the session is started in the application or the computer, asks re-enter username and password details. Everything looks familiar, so users, wanting to know which video they are referring to, re-enter their personal data, ignoring the terrible mistake they are about to make.
At the moment in which these data are entered again, the hackers they save this information to enter user accounts and look for useful information in addition to tricking your contacts with the same message. This practice is called phishing and it can range from sending messages in your name, to committing bank fraud or blackmail with personal information.
Given the multiple complaints of fraud, the authorities carried out the pertinent investigations and determined that this is one of the many ways to steal the identity of users on social networks. They also come to request this information with other messages such as: “Why were you tagged in this video?”, “I think you’re in this video”, “Hey! Is that video yours?”, or “Did you see yourself in this video?”.
From our profile we take the opportunity to alert Facebook users and give a series of recommendations to protect accounts and personal data :
- not openas the link and remove it immediately
- Change your account password.
- Report to Facebook that you received the message “is that you in the video?” through the Help Center.
- Check that your computer, cell phone or tablet were not damaged or infected. You can do this with an anti-malware program.
(With information from Young Computer Club)
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