Open social networks like Facebook and Instagram one day and realize that someone has hacked our account It has become even easier for this to happen. “You have to understand what identity theft is. It is in many cases a malicious activity carried out by an unknown person who is guided by various interests to impersonate you. The purpose of this is to later commit a crime criminal action or fraud In your name,” explains telecommunications engineer Jairo Chapela. But How to detect it, prevent it and take action? This member of the Coleccio de Enceneiros de Telecommunications de Galicia offers some advice.
How do they model your identity?
“Sometimes, if you don’t have an account on a social network, they can open it in your name, even if the person controlling it is a stranger. They may do this to discredit you. If your If someone has an account, they can cheat you to get your Credentials and Password To log into the said platform and act on your behalf. They all have access control that goes through authentication. This mechanism is sometimes not enough because someone guesses the password or it is tampered with,” introduces Galician engineer Jairo Chapela.
In other types of attacks, they use social engineering techniques to obtain credentials. a way to gain access Duplicate SIM card Of mobile. To do this, it is recommended not to leave the phone unattended as someone may take it and copy the SIM.
The third possibility is that someone installs it on our computer a malware, malicious programWhich captures registration data on websites and networks. These software can save the keystrokes we make on the keyboard and send a document with that information to the hacker. “It will come up as soon as you type in the password and username,” says Chapela.
Once the hacking is confirmed, it is ideal to change the passwords on the network and email. If this cannot be done, you should report it, contact a specialist or call Insibe at 017.
How do you know if your account has been hacked?
When a hijacker is on your FacebookGyro Chapela explains that “either a Finance charges on your accounts In your name and you did not do so or there is a publication on your social networks that you did not write or uploaded as happened with Pakolas”.
Another clue are the messages that networks send to your email alerting you that “the login was made at the wrong time or from a location that is not your usual location, for example, from another country.” We must also be careful when we enter our social network accounts and it appears in a language different from ours without changing the language.
We must see messages about a network or email login strange circumstances“This is the first way to take action and prevent hacker access,” he says.
What to do when your digital identity is impersonated?
Jairo Chapela advises, “Gather as much evidence as possible, such as emails, screenshots of messages you may have clicked on, financial charges in your name that you did not make or posts you did not write. All this is necessary to file a complaint.If they commit a crime using your accounts, you will be guilty if you can’t prove otherwise.”
Consider notifying our contacts so they are aware that there may be activity on the network in your name that is not yours and so that if they receive a message with information in your name that could compromise them Maybe they won’t be upset.”
How to Recover Hacked Accounts?
Jairo Chapela explained that “There are links to recover passwords that will send confirmation to email or phone. As long as they are not compromised, there is no problem.”
In the worst case, if the attacker modifies the password as well as the phone number receiving the new password, the only way file a complaint“Contact the company that runs the social network and find out how to recover the account” using a telecommunications specialist. He also recommends calling Insibe, the national cyber security institute, on 017.
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