ATTN RADFEMS!!!!
I suggest deleting info or pics of yourself on here. Any info, especially college information and/or where you reside.
As of recent..I’ve been seeing my mutuals being outted as “TERFs” to their college peers, being accused of doing graffiti, etc, having their blogs be found/given out…I have a suspicion something is up because it’s happened too much the past 2-3 weeks where it’s just a coincidence.
I recently just had someone tried to hack into my account. Thankfully it was unsuccessful
Here is what you can do to protect your account:
Go to your settings and turn on Phone Verification & Two-Factor Authentication. Better one than none. Preferably both.
If someone tries to enter your account, and you get hit with a message from a # giving you an authentication code…go into your account, change your email and password.
If your password is associated with that email on other websites or the email login itself…change passwords ASAP.
Always ALWAYS ALWAYS have two-factor authentication on, for all social media profiles. I don’t care if it’s Discord. I don’t care if it’s Snapchat or Instagram. Do it for everything. It will save you grief.
Just wanted to give a heads up.
You can also use “https://haveibeenpwned.com” to see if your email / password has been compromised as well.
Here's a helpful webpage: A DIY guide to Feminist Cybersecurity
also my own protip, because I post selfies and OC: Get an EXIF data remover. Remove all the metadata and EXIF from your pictures/screenshots before you post them. Anyone with knowledge of reading metadata would be able to see your location if it is enabled on the picture. There are free EXIF removers on the app store, I have an iPhone and I use the app "Exif Metadata" by New Marketing Lab to wipe all metadata on my photos before I post them. I am sure there are many other free resources on PC and Android to do this, so use them!
I don't know shit about cybersecurity, if it says "Pwned in 1 data breach and found no pastes" what does that mean and what do I have to do?
I think what that means is that your password / email has been breached, like found out, but it wasn’t posted in pastebins or other hacker forums. It’s not being sold or traded, at least publicly. (I doubt it, sounds like hacker was just bored tbh)
It’s not bad but it’s not good either. I would still change your email or password for the website it was breached on (if it’s been found out) and not use that password again for your own safety.
My friend told me about this app called Aura where they can remove your information online. It is a paid subscription but I’m throwing it out there in case anyone has been pwned & pasted. You can put in name, address, email address, bank info, etc. this app will find if your info has been “pasted” (aka posted online) and even remove it for you. I believe it’s $15 a month, but it’s basically a step about identity theft protection m. My friend is a hacker himself and says that this app can help save you grief and money (money as in, God forbid someone is selling your info online)
Reposting @creatorsawoman
Further companies which offer legal services to request removal of data from brokers:
Incogni covers one individual per subscription, is automated and persistent, and targets >= 170 brokers.
DeleteMe has plans for one user, two users, families, businesses, targets >= 750 brokers, and utilizes human operators.
PrivacyDuck
Kanary
onerep
Regarding many data brokers, you can opt out of their brokerage directly after registering an account on their site.
onerep has a great breakdown here, but as an industry contender, they're biased.
Your jurisdiction's relevant legal privacy protections apply, so anyone looking to subscribe to such a service should research thoroughly their jurisdiction's protections and each relevant service's quality of service within their jurisdiction.
was gonna do my own post but this covers it PERFECTLY
