How to not get hacked

This page will tell how to secure stuff after I see a lot of people hacked on my social media feeds, and I will keep this as short as possible

to not get hacked, there are 2 basic rules:

1. Use your phone as a second-factor authentication
2. Don't lend your phone to anyone

Use your phone as second-factor authenticator

This should be the default security application for your email account, social media account, and digital bank account. the options are:

• SMS
• Second-factor apps like auhty or Google authenticator

some links on how to do this:
- gmail
- instagram

Also keep in mind that you must remember your password, don't write it down anywhere else if it's possible, if you forgot, just reset the password.

Don't lend your phone to anyone

When you're using your phone as a second-factor authenticator, treat your phone as another layer of password, you won't lend your password to someone else, right?

One small thing that I do is to lock my sim card, from your phone Settings, search for SIM card lock on Android or SIM PIN on IOS devices, change the pin. this should stop people from using my SIM card if they stole it.

I would also recommend disabling the lock screen messages preview - to keep SMS/email authenticated code can be viewed even if the phone is locked.

Bottom note

Just these two main rules, you should be fine. even if you somehow get hacked, you should be able to recover your account, just try to double-check the page where you insert your password to avoid phishing.

Email verification code or WhatsApp may be less secure because you may have logged on to another device that is often accessible to another person, your laptop for example.

If you use Password Manager, also try to keep that as secure as possible, don't add your mail email password to your password manager. Don't use the second-factor auth feature from your password manager, keep the password manager requires your password/fingerprint every time you need one.

Remember that a hacker is often not someone behind a computer who types 1000 words per minute, a lot of time it's just someone close to you, wearing a friendly mask and helpful attitude.