FBI Warns Popular Social Media Trends can Lead to Fraud
The FBI Charlotte, N.C. office is warning social media users to pay close attention to the information they share online. A number of trending social media topics seem like fun games, but can reveal answers to very common password retrieval security questions, says the FBI, as fraudsters can leverage this personal information to reset account passwords and gain access to once-protected data and accounts.
Recently, the FBI says, the high school support photo trend has encouraged users to share their high school photo to support the class of 2020. Many people are including the name of their schools and mascots, and their graduation years - all three are answers to common password retrieval security questions, notes the FBI.