How to Know and Avoid Phishing on Social Media
Nowadays crimes and fraud cases on the internet are increasingly rampant, we often even see this activity in cyberspace. So you need to be vigilant in responding to hoax articles, which have not been proven true. We can’t just share the news just like that, because we need to make sure the news really happened, or was it just a hoax.
In fact, cases of fraud like this have been around for a long time, before the arrival of smart phones. For example fraud via sms, and telephone.
Even in this modern era, there are more scams that we often encounter on social media, namely phishing.
Phishing comes from the word fishing which means fishing. So, phishing is similar in meaning to fishing. But it has a different meaning.
The difference lies in what it is used for and what to trap! Fishing means fishing, but phishing is a trap made by someone to trick prey into entering their personal data on a website created with the aim of finding out data from victims.
That’s about a brief explanation of the form of fraud phishing This.
So we need to always be careful when clicking on links that are spread by irresponsible people, such as on Facebook, WhatsApp, phishing scams in e-mails, SMS messages, or via websites.
It could be just a trick that wants to take over your personal data, for example, if only trivial things are taken, it’s fine! But imagine if the stolen personal data were credit cards, social media accounts. I’m afraid it will be used for bad things.
Therefore, there are several ways to recognize all forms of phishing. On this occasion, Davar Pedia will provide tips for friends in recognizing and distinguishing all forms of phishing scams. For more friends, you can see the following reviews.
How to Distinguish and Avoid Phishing Links on Social Media?
1. Url Addresses Feel Odd
First step, by naked eye it can usually be distinguished by a somewhat odd, dubious and strange url address.
For example, the Facebook website address is www.facebook.com, so for this phishing website, the link is not like that and it’s not like the original website. Example, http://fbaman.bloggratis.com, bit.ly/gebyar gift, L4z4d4.tk etc.
For ordinary people, they don’t really understand, because the url looks fine. Because most of these phishing websites are made to look like the original website. Hopefully someone will be interested and enter their personal information.
2. Not Equipped with SSL / HTTPS
Usually, fraudulent websites that spread are not equipped with SSL, or the url address of the phishing web is not equipped with a lock icon and only http. If the site is indeed trusted, of course it has been considered and must use SSL so that the data is encrypted properly. If the website is official, there will be a padlock icon next to the url address, and use https.
As with my blog, you can see that even though the domain used is still blogspot, it is equipped with SSL, so that a padlock icon will appear next to the url address and uses https in the site address.
3. There is a Tantalizing Message
With these three characteristics, you shouldn’t be easily tempted by a message that suddenly appears when you click a link from a web. For example, the message conveyed informs your cellphone has a virus, free quota from the operator, and so on.
This lure is usually just a trick from a phishing web maker, which later you will be directed to a login page.
4. Suspicious Login Page
The way to distinguish and identify the website is just a phishing web is the first way, which can be seen from the url address.
5. Login Fails Even though the Data is Correct
The final way to distinguish phishing scams or not is if you enter the phishing web, often using the failed login technique, even though at that time our personal data has entered the owner of this phishing web. So, for example, if you click on a link that, for example, is shared via social media, then you enter the login information correctly, but on the website it displays a failed login statement. Even though it’s clear, it’s just a trick and a trap that has been made, while your account is already in the hands of the one who made the phishing trap.
How to Secure a Personal Account from Potential Phishing
Some steps you can take so that your personal account is always safe from all forms of phishing, include the following.
- Don’t just click on a link, maybe it’s on social media, email, SMS, or WhatsApp.
- Don’t be easily tempted by something that’s free, but exaggerate aliases like it’s impossible. For example, free quota from providers, cellphones, prizes and cash bonuses, motorcycles, and even cars.
- Do not carelessly enter login information for an account on unfamiliar and suspicious website links.
- Within a certain period, periodically change the password or password on your personal account.
How to Overcome a Personal Account Affected by Phishing and Cannot Login Again
If your social media account, email, game account, for example, has been taken over by someone, through the website you have entered your login information.
When you want to log back in, it turns out that the password has been changed by the phishing web maker. So if it’s like this, chances are the owner of the phishing web has changed your account password.
But can it still be saved?
Calm down bro, don’t panic just yet!
There is still a possibility, friends’ accounts can be saved.
The steps you can take are to try data recovery, you can reset the password and replace it with a new one. The trick is to open social media or the login page of your account, for example www.facebook.com. Then enter the email, mobile number, or username required to log in. If so, tap the reset password / forgot password option and then follow the instructions given by the website.
Report If Konangan!
If you find any form of fraud, friends can report to the authorities about phishing websites through trustpositif.kominfo.go.id or dukoutkonten@mail.kominfo.go.id if you don’t understand how to report it. Also include evidence of violations, which can be in the form of screenshots, links, or whatever it is for immediate follow-up.
So that’s a discussion on how to find out and identify phishing links, secure and deal with the personal accounts of friends who have already been caught in a phishing trap. Hopefully this information can be useful for friends.