How to protect Facebook account: Today’s era is social media. Smartphone users today use Facebook, Instagram, X, WhatsApp and other types of smartphones. Social media helps us a lot in staying connected with our people, but it also has many dangers. There is also a risk of our privacy being leaked through social media, hence we should use it with utmost caution.
Facebook is an old and popular social media platform. Crores of people use it all over the world. With the increase in the use of Internet, the risk of it being hacked by cyber criminals has also increased manifold. Hackers constantly keep an eye on social media platforms to make people victims of fraud, in such a situation you should be very cautious about the security of your Facebook account.
If your Facebook account gets hacked, not only your privacy can be leaked but it can also spoil your image. Today we are going to give you some security tips related to Facebook account, by following which you can keep your social media account safe.
- Never click on any unknown link on Facebook chat. Many times scammers install malware on the device through the link. Due to this your personal data can be stolen.
- Many times people also start chatting with unknown persons on Facebook. This kind of mistake can cause you huge loss. Never contact unknown persons on social media.
- Keep two-factor authentication turned on on your Facebook account. This security feature prevents any outsider from accessing your account.
- After two factor authentication is turned on, even if someone gets your Facebook login password, he will not be able to access your account.
- After turning on two factor authentication on the account, you can also choose the backup method after logging into the account. For this method you can choose Google Authenticator app. In this app, you will be sent a security key which will be used to login the account.
- While chatting on Facebook, if someone you know is asking you for any personal information like bank account details, OTT login details etc. then do not give that information to him. There is a high possibility that someone has hacked your friend’s account and wants to steal your details.
- Many times people keep the login account password very short. Anyone can easily remember short passwords, not only this, short and simple passwords can also be cracked easily. Therefore, try to make the account password long and created with special characters.
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