Almost two years ago, the data of over 530 million registered users on Mark Zuckerberg’s platform was stolen. Telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, personal data and everything included in the biographical and contact notes: all stolen by hackers.

I am well aware that social media is attractive. Everyone likes to share posts and photos, and read and see others’ posts. Humans are social creatures.

But few – apart from those in the IT sector – know the risks and dangers that lurk in that business.

A bit like those who venture into mountain walks: you know the rocky peaks, where there are paths that pass along the ridge or close to the precipices? This activity is an adrenaline rush. But doing it without knowing the risks and dangers, and without knowing how to protect yourself, is very dangerous.

It’s the same way using social media: you think about participating in a game or entertainment, but often there is a risk for cybersecurity behind it.

This risk does not only affect individuals in general. But also roles that employers should worry about: the social media behaviors of your employees can create significant risks for your organization.

Do you think that you should be involved, both as the head of the company and as an employee?

Now, I’ll show you why …

They Steal Information From You Without Your Knowledge

You need to understand how web criminals collect employee information from social media platforms. In general, about everyone.

But, I don’t want to say that on these platforms, like Tiktok, which was the most clicked domain of 2021, you shouldn’t use them. They must be used knowing how great the hidden dangers are.

The mistake that many make is thinking that only well-known and important users are the victims of hacking, but other users’ data is also of value to them.

“Because that information leads to the money in your bank account: this is of interest to criminals.”

Your computer can be compromised and used as a resource to target other people who are interested in and connected to you.

This means that any person can be in the sights of any criminal.

And here’s how their scams work.

“Hackers, for example, can collect information with tricks:”

– From the memes and quizzes you fill out.

It seems like a harmless action to respond to memes.

Maybe they ask you “Your user name.” Or “your mother’s maiden name” or “Your favorite color”.

What do those answers remind you of? How about the security questions that sites ask to recover passwords?

Like the first pet, the first car, your favorite color, and so on.

Extensive research has shown that some of these quizzes are purposely created to gain access to your online accounts.

It is obvious that this information is not enough to obtain a password. But, it’s a starting place for them to work from.