It sounds incredible that your identity is being used by someone else, but it does happen occasionally. Not only are people being loaned money, but they may also be used to start a company or do illegal things.
For example, someone found that their information was used by someone else to get a loan online without knowing it. It was not until they received a notification from the bank that they suddenly realized it. These cases remind us that we must always be vigilant and raise our awareness of prevention. Once an abnormal situation is discovered, we must take immediate action to protect our financial security.
These situations urgently require us to be able to fully and accurately query our loan records so that we can keep track of our financial situation in a timely manner and avoid potential risks.
Excessive sharing on social platforms leads to information leakage
When posting content on social platforms, if you are not careful, it is easy to leak personal information.
To protect personal privacy, we should turn off the dynamic "location positioning" function to avoid disclosing specific addresses, schools and other information. Before posting photos containing personal information, key content such as ID numbers and license plates should be blurred. In addition, the scope of the social circle should be appropriately limited, and strangers should be added as friends with caution to reduce the scope of personal information dissemination.
Use simple passwords or share the same password on multiple platforms
To ensure account security, we should set complex passwords that contain letters, numbers, special characters, and are long enough. Try to use a unique password for each platform to avoid sharing on multiple platforms. At the same time, change your password regularly. It is recommended to change it every once in a while (such as three months) to reduce the risk of password cracking.
Discard paper documents containing personal information
The courier slip has information such as name and phone number printed on it, the ticket has information such as ID number, and the bill contains information such as address. If these paper documents are discarded without processing, they may be used by criminals.
After receiving the courier, we should use a marker to smear or tear up the information on the courier slip. For important documents, it is best to use a shredder to shred them before discarding them. Clean up the documents at home regularly, store important information electronically, and reduce the retention of paper documents.
Enter personal information on unencrypted websites
Websites starting with "HTTP://" do not have HTTPS encryption enabled, and the information entered by users will be transmitted in plain text, which is very easy to be stolen.
When visiting a website, check whether there is a "lock icon" and "HTTPS://" prefix in the address bar, especially on login and payment pages. Encrypted websites can effectively protect data security. For websites that force you to enter sensitive information but are not encrypted, you should deny access and report to the regulatory authorities to encourage the website to improve security measures. Use a secure browser that supports automatic detection and prompts encryption status to help identify risks and provide additional protection.
