Caloundra man Doug Bazley says he lost seven years of images and data in a cyber attack that targeted his Facebook business page.
A Queensland photographer says it feels like his business burned down after scammers wiped seven years of images and customer orders from his social media page.A photographer says he lost seven years of images and videos in a scamCaloundra man Doug Bazley said the cyber attack took over his Facebook business page using a tactic experts say is becoming more common.
Tahlia Rehua's hairdressing business at Logan fell victim to the same cyber attack a day after Mr Bazley's."I got a notification to say my Facebook had been suspended because the account didn't adhere to the Facebook rules.Ms Rehua said she felt angry that 17 years worth of social media content had been lost."But also how much work it was going to take to fix it."
Dave Lacey says his business is struggling to keep up with the volume of people needing help for cyber attacks.Facebook users take it upon themselves to ban, report, and warn others of scams and fraudsters. Here are some tips for using social media to buy and sell goods.The federal government's Australian Cyber Security Centre says this year's focus is on four simple steps people can take to boost their cyber security.
"All I can say is people need to be very aware of what links they get and who they let in," Mr Bazley said. "Be very vigilant on what you click online, obviously and not be in a position where you're inviting criminals in because you've clicked on a malicious link," Mr Lacey said."Operate in a way that gives the best chance of survival going forward by having that multi-factor authentication in place."Joe Biden landed in Israel and offered an answer to one big question.
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