Nadia Islam has been looking for a job for some time after finishing her university studies. He applied for jobs in various government and non-government organizations as well as looking for jobs on various online platforms. Send messages to various social media groups asking for jobs.
One morning a message came to Nadia from an unknown Facebook account. It is said, 'You have been selected for the job. Request to provide your telephone number. You will be given further instructions. ' Nadia was very happy to receive the message. He also gave a quick telephone number to get a job.
After a while, Nadia gets a call from an unknown number on her phone. It is said, 'You got the job. Congratulations to you. But for the job you have to send two and a half thousand rupees. You have to send money to this telephone number quickly. '
Nadia sent money without thinking of anything to get a job. But after that there is no news of job. Thus days and months passed. Nadia got off the telephone number from which the call was made. Even the Facebook account from which the message was sent is no longer used. Then Nadia realizes that she has been cheated.
Incident two
Shahriar attended Shovon College. One day a stranger sends a link in messenger. It read, 'You won an iPhone in the lottery.' A new website is launched as soon as you click on the link in the lure of a beautiful iPhone. It also says, 'You got the iPhone. To collect the iPhone at the specified address, you have to login to Facebook again from the website. Cybercriminals collect his ID and password in an attempt to gain access to Facebook through a fake website. As a result, despite repeated attempts, Shovon can no longer access his Facebook account. Shovan realizes that he has been the victim of a phishing attack by cyber criminals.
Incident three
Samia Haque sells clothes online. Become a model yourself and give pictures of clothes online. In a short time he also gained a lot of popularity. Unable to bear Samia's success, a group of people started telling lies and insults online. He even started making bad comments on his pages and posts. Samia is emotionally broken by this cyber bullying.
These events in the life of Nadia, Shovon or Samia happen online regularly. Many fall prey to new deceptions. So there is no substitute for awareness to stay safe in the online world. Let us know what you need to know to be safe online.
Use strong passwords
In addition to social media, we need to open accounts on many websites for online work. Many people use the same password on multiple accounts, which is not true at all. For this, you must use at least eight passwords with a combination of letters and numbers.
Caution in using the app
There are a number of things that users need to allow when downloading new apps on their mobile phones. Keep track of which mobile devices the new app is using. There are many malicious apps that secretly collect user information. For this, it is better not to use apps made by unknown or nameless organizations. If in doubt, the app must be removed from the mobile phone.
Operating system and browser updates
To stay safe online, you need to always use the latest version of the operating system and browser. This is because the updated version is released after fixing the security flaws in the operating system and browser.
Using HTTPS
HTTPS is a secure version of the HyperText Transfer Protocol. The 'S' of HTTPS signifies that the website is secure. As a result, information is more secure on websites whose address starts with HTTPS.
To avoid phishing
The use of fake names and addresses to steal information of a person or organization in various temptations is basically considered as a phishing attack. For this, if you suddenly get a message from the bank or any important institution, you cannot immediately click on the e-mail. Instead, check that the e-mail address of the organization you have matches with the e-mail address of the sender. In addition, it is better not to open Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF files with any suspicious e-mail. Because, cyber criminals can steal information by inserting virus into your computer or mobile phone through these files.
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