Fromphishing schemesto a thief pilfering your passport , there are plenty of ways to come down victim to identity theft . And now , participate in Facebook quiz is one of them . As ABC Newsreports , the seemingly harmless surveys that inhabit your feed could wind up providing unscrupulous cyber-terrorist with the answers to your online security questions .
Popular Facebook quizzes often expect users to answer a series of sharable personal questions , ranging from the name of their pet to their nascence city . Some multitude see them as a fun agency to bond with Quaker , or a way to make new one . But as one local police department in Massachusetts recently observe on Facebook , many of these interrogation are similar — if not identical — to security interrogative used by banks and other institutions .
" Please be aware of some of the Post you comment on , " the Sutton Police Department in Massachusettswrotein a cautionary content . " The post that ask what was your first level instructor , who was your childhood best friend , your first car , the place you [ were ] gestate , your favorite place , your first pet , where did you go on your first flying … Those are the same dubiousness asked when setting up accounts as security questions . You are giving out the answers to your security measure questions without realizing it . "
Hackers can employ these questions to build a profile and hack into your accounts or open line of quotation , the department sound out . They could alsotrick youinto chatter on malicious links .
expert say it ’s OK to take part in a Facebook quiz , but you should never unveil certain personal facts . Take quizzes only from well-thought-of website , and always cautiously vet ones that ask for your e-mail address to get at the poll or quiz . And while you ’re at it , view steer clear of viral meme , likethis onefrom 2017 , which asked Facebook users to name memorable concerts ( yet another vernacular security department question ) .
[ h / tABC News ]
