FL 57 – How people get hacked, and what YOU can do to prevent identity theft

Hackers can break into your life in a lot of ways. Protect yourself with today's tips. Welcome to part 2 of our series on getting hacked and identity theft.  If you missed part 1, you can click this link to listen to our story of being hacked and having our identity stolen. Recently Hackers broke into everything we had online: our websites, our social media accounts and even made attempts to log directly into our bank. We put ourselves at risk for identity theft in a number of ways, and you probably are too. Do you use the internet? Unfortunately you're at risk and you should start taking actions to cover some of your vulnerabilities, which we'll cover in today's episode. We've learned a lot about social hacking and how hackers are now spending time researching their victims (not just running a piece of software). You might not realize how much information people can glean by diving into your social profiles. On top of social hacking, viruses, malware, and your hardware is potentially at risk. In today's show we discuss how hackers attempt to break into your systems, and what you can do to protect yourselves from the bad guys. Help keep people safe! Share this on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. [Tweet "Friends don't let friends get hacked! RT: How to prevent ID theft & NOT get hacked #entrepreneur"] [Tweet "The most important #podcast you'll hear today: exact steps to prevent identity theft #onlinebusiness"] You will learn Learn what social hacking means. Why throwback Thursdays aren't as fun and innocent as they seem. Why the street you grew up on plus your pet's first name is NOT your superhero name Why your social media accounts are like open windows for online thieves Which email you should use to log in to all your accounts Why you should enable 2 Step Authentication (and why it's safer) How to protect your security questions and secret hints How to protect yourself from malware and viruses. Why you should NEVER skip a software update How hackers use Skype to break into your machine Links and resources mentioned in today's show Lastpass 1Password snopes.com Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what's possible for your family! Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may read yours on the air! Can't Miss Moments Each week Jocelyn and I share moments that we might have missed if we had not started our online business. We hope these moments inspire you to see the possibilities and freedom online business could provide for your family. You can connect with S&J on social media too!   Thanks again for listening to the show! If you liked it, make sure you share it with your friends and family! Our goal is to help as many families as possible change their lives through online business. Help us by sharing the show! If you have comments or questions, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post. See y'all next week!   Can't listen right now? Read the transcript below! JOCELYN: Hey y'all. On today's podcast we're gonna talk about how people get hacked and what you can do to prevent identity theft. Welcome to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast, where life always comes before work. We're your hosts, Shane and Jocelyn Sams. Join us, each week, as we teach you how to flip your lifestyle upside-down by selling stuff online. Are you ready for something different? All right, let's get started. SHANE: What's going on guys? Welcome back to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast. It is great to be back with you again this week. For those of you who are listening, who are new to this show, you may not know who we are; we are Shane and Jocelyn Sams of flippedlifestyle.com. We are former teachers who started an online business, we started making money online, and we eventually made more money in a month than we were making in a year at our teaching jobs.