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The Sarahah app is gaining more and more followers. Called the "honesty" tool, more and more users are sharing their profile on Instagram Stories and Facebook.
Because?The key to this application is the fact that it receives opinions that are secretThat is, anyone can give their opinion about us and we will never know their identity. But this is where the door opens to criminals who haven't missed an opportunity to profit from Sarahah.
This is how we have been able to see some screenshots of malware or redirects to malicious sites The most profiteers seek to do business with false promises in which they assure that they can reveal the identity of those who send us the messages. Don't believe any of this, they just want to take advantage of you and infect you or worse.
From Kaspersky Lab they have sounded the alarm. “Cyberattacks of this type are carried out with attractive lures and using popular platforms, as in this case Sarahah. Victims who visit the links they are sent are exposed to being redirected to malicious sites that offer some kind of service in exchange for payment or personal data." But in addition to being able to infect us, there is something worse, the harassment suffered by its users.
Measures to prevent harassment in Sarahah and similar applications
If there are minors at home, we should check the devices in our home and from which they can connect to the Internet.The most recommended thing is to protect them with a password, so that they only have access to those that interest us.
Another very interesting option is to activate the parental protection system. In addition to creating specific accounts for minors, the parents being the system administrators. This gives them limited permissions.
Have a chat with them, to explain the dangers of the network. Above all, the fact that they do not provide personal information , and be careful with the links you click on. On the other hand, also, that they do not stay on the street with anyone they have met on social networks.
For those of legal age who are going to use applications like Sarahah, we must take into account the number of trolls that exist on the Internet.That is, there may be people who don't know us at all who only seek to do harm. Criticize us based on our photos, search our profiles on social networks (if we have something open like Instagram, for example) and get information. So for starters, it's best to do the minimal case.
In short, if we want to expose ourselves with a Sarahah-style application we should review what we share publicly on the social networks that we have openAnd be aware that they can criticize us, something that should not affect us excessively. As they say, "it doesn't offend those who want to, but those who can".
