Are You Share Your Login Details In The Comments?

Facebook and Instagram are flooded with pages, groups, and profiles with hilarious quizzes, asking users and fans for answers that stimulate interest, such as the age of their children for certain dates or specific events that happened in their life. Naturally, those who want attention will happily share the details. However, many social media users don't realize that when they are taking part, they give the public sensitive information like the date of birth and birthplace, wedding date etc. www.webroot.com/safe

The comments made on such posts are usually visible to the public, which means everyone is able to see them. We mean everyone criminals seeking ways to commit crimes. Since this information is readily accessible, the comment section on a funny question can become a source of information that fraudsters can use. 

A huge amount of data has been stolen from massive corporate data breaches in the past decade, and the most common reason cybercriminals need to do to do to commit identity theft crime is to find an unidentified piece... that could be hidden in the comments section. Hackers do not just look at DOB but also possible responses to security queries like "where did you and your partner first meet?" or "what is your favorite food?" or "what was the name of your first pet?".

These requests to divulge details about yourself are typically disguised as silly inquiries however, sharing such details to the public can have serious implications. The final piece of the puzzle, which could be a word, phrase or the answer to a security concern could be hidden within the social network postings.

In general it is best not to post something on the internet that you would shout out of the window since you're not sure who's watching. Criminals are becoming more creative and are finding different methods to get access to information that can be beneficial in their pursuit. And even looking in the comments of posts that aren't tagged is usually the first step.

The next time you see a message on your Facebook timeline , asking you to provide the year and model of your first vehicle or the year that you graduated from high school, you should think twice before posting as cybercriminals could be watching your posts. The more you interact with and post on social media the more information point (digital prints) you give hackers to examine and utilize at some point in the distant in the future.