A member of the public’s e-mail account was recently hacked. The hacker then sent all their contacts the below message asking them to purchase hundreds of pounds worth of gift cards on their behalf and further requesting that they send them the redemption codes. You will notice that the message uses social engineering by mentioning that the gift cards are for a friend who is seriously ill.
If anyone asks you to purchase gift cards on their behalf or to send them gift cards for any reason, consider that it could be a scam. Speak to the person face to face or over the phone to ensure that the request is genuine before sending anything.
If you suspect that any of your online accounts have been hacked, you should change your password immediately to secure your account. Also ensure that your password is as long as possible as the secret to a strong password is having a long password. A simple way of ensuring this is by joining three random words together to create a password that will be very difficult to hack. Adding symbols and numbers to the 3 random word password will make it even stronger.
We also encourage everyone to turn on 2-Step Verification (2SV) on accounts as this adds an additional layer of security to your accounts. With 2-Step Verification turned on, even if a Cyber Criminal has your password, they still won’t be able to access your accounts as they won’t have the additional code that’s needed to access the account.
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Os bydd unrhyw un yn gofyn i chi brynu cardiau rhodd ar eu rhan neu anfon cardiau rhodd iddynt am unrhyw reswm, ystyriwch y gallai fod yn scam. Siaradwch â’r person wyneb yn wyneb neu dros y ffôn i sicrhau fod y cais yn ddilys cyn anfon unrhyw beth.
Os ydych yn amau fod unrhyw un o’ch cyfrifon ar-lein wedi’u hacio, dylech newid eich cyfrinair ar unwaith i ddiogelu’ch cyfrif. Sicrhewch hefyd fod eich cyfrinair mor hir â phosibl gan mai’r gyfrinach i gyfrinair cryf yw cael cyfrinair hir. Ffordd syml o sicrhau hyn yw drwy uno tri gair ar hap gyda’i gilydd i greu cyfrinair a fydd yn anodd iawn ei hacio. Bydd ychwanegu symbolau a rhifau at y cyfrinair 3 gair ar hap yn ei wneud hyd yn oed yn cryfach.
Rydym hefyd yn annog pawb i droi dilysu 2-gam (2-Step Verification neu 2SV) ymlaen ar gyfrifon gan fod hyn yn ychwanegu haen ychwanegol o ddiogelwch i’ch cyfrifon. Gyda dilysu 2-gam wedi’i droi ymlaen, hyd yn oed os oes gan Seiberdroseddwr eich cyfrinair, ni fyddant yn gallu mewngofnodi i’ch cyfrifon gan nad oes ganddynt y cod ychwanegol sydd ei angen i gael mynediad i’r cyfrif.
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