Data shows that there was a rise in social media and email account hacking reported in 2024, with a total of 35,434 reports made to Action Fraud, compared to 22,530 reports made in 2023 with nearly £1 million lost to hackers last year.

The most common motives for social media hacking were either investment fraud, ticket fraud or theft of the targeted account for extortion.

To protect your accounts you need to -

✅ Enable 2-Step Verification on each online account you have – this adds an extra layer of security to your accounts and will help prove your identity when logging in and stop fraudsters from stealing or accessing your valuable information. It can be turned on in a matter of minutes – time well spent to keep the fraudsters out.

✅ Secure your social media and email accounts by ensuring each password is strong and uses three random words. Remember to never share your passwords with anyone else.

Find out more about how to take these steps here – https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberaware/home

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Mae data’n dangos fod cynnydd wedi bod yn ystod 2024 yn nifer yr achosion o hacio cyfrifon cyfryngau cymdeithasol ac e-bost gyda chyfanswm o 35,434 o adroddiadau wedi’u gwneud i Action Fraud, o gymharu â 22,530 o adroddiadau a wnaed yn 2023 gyda bron i £1 miliwn wedi’i golli i hacwyr y llynedd.

Y cymhellion mwyaf cyffredin dros hacio cyfryngau cymdeithasol oedd naill ai twyll buddsoddi, twyll tocynnau neu ddwyn y cyfrif ar gyfer cribddeiliaeth.

Er mwyn diogelu eich cyfrifon mae angen i chi -

✅ Alluogi Dilysu 2-gam ar bob cyfrif ar-lein sydd gennych – mae hyn yn ychwanegu haen ychwanegol o ddiogelwch i’ch cyfrifon a bydd yn helpu i brofi pwy ydych chi wrth fewngofnodi ac yn atal twyllwyr rhag dwyn neu gael mynediad at eich gwybodaeth gwerthfawr. Gellir ei droi ymlaen mewn ychydig funudau – sydd werth pob ymdrech i gadw'r twyllwyr allan.

✅ Diogelwch eich cyfrifon cyfryngau cymdeithasol ac e-bost drwy sicrhau fod pob cyfrinair yn gryf ac yn defnyddio tri gair ar hap. Cofiwch beidio byth â rhannu eich cyfrineiriau ag unrhyw un arall.

Dysgwch fwy am sut i gymryd y camau uchod yma – https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberaware/home

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