Happy #Caturday!  Or is it? Several friends have had their accounts hacked or cloned.

Happy #Caturday!  Or is it? Several friends have had their accounts hacked or cloned. HACKING is when someone takes over an account. Users with 10K+ followers are attractive targets because they give hackers leverage to ask for a ransom. Hackers also use the follower list to contact friends & asks them for money or to click a link. Those with large followings may not be well acquainted with their followers, so their peeps can’t tell. Generally, DON’T CLICK LINKS. It can cause your account to become compromised. IF YOU’VE BEEN HACKED: Watch this video by photographer @jaredquackenbush: bit.ly.3Jwkzy0 CLONING is when an imposter copies an account. They steal the bio photo, copy the bio & some recent posts, & create a similar username. They send friend requests to existing friends, & some don’t notice the extra punctuation or spelling & accept the request. IF YOU’VE BEEN CLONED: —Change your password & update your profile picture & mention in your bio —Share on your feed & IG story the details of the imposter  —Ask friends to report (“impersonating someone you know”) & block —Have 1 person continue to follow the imposter to keep an eye on what’s happening️‍️ ⚠️HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF? —Change your password —Set up 2-factor authentication.  (We verify ourselves, usually through a text code) —Occasionally post a picture of yourself on your IG.  WHY? Because one of the steps to retrieve a hacked account is to shoot a selfie video. If there are no selfies on your feed, how can IG be sure it’s really you? If IG can’t tell, IG may shut down the account. —Don’t use 3rd-party apps. Hackers can use them to find a back door into your account⛔ —Periodically change your password & DON’T use the same password on multiple sites —Download your data “just in case” by going to Settings~Security~Download~ DataRequest~Download. It’ll deliver to your email address.  Have you or someone you know been hacked or cloned⁉️ What happened?  #StaySafe out there!  . . . PHOTOS: Hunter & Grey make an appearance! #mainecoons #mainecoonlovers #greytabby #silvertabby #sillycats Hunter watches #TheLastKingdom . . . (at Madrona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcHwSAPOrmW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI= -- source link

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