• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
S2 Grupo

Spanish Company Specialized in Cybersecurity

  • Company
    • About Us
    • Governing Bodies
    • CSR
    • Awards and Acknowledgments
  • Specialization
    • OT Industry
    • IT
    • OT Health
  • Solutions
  • R&D+I
  • Talent
  • News & Publications
  • Contact
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • linkedin
|
en arrow down
  • es
© 2023 S2 Grupo
Corporate

Accepting unknown profiles on Social Networks increases the risk of cyberattacks

12 Jan 2017
  •  S2 Group has warned that another of the dangers associated with this practice may be social engineering attacks.
  • The cybersecurity company has pointed out that this practice puts at risk not only the user but also the rest of their contacts, among which you can find the family itself.

Valencia, October 28, 2016.- S2 Grupo, a company specialized in cybersecurity, has warned that accepting unknown profiles in Social Networks is a factor that increases the risk of cyberattacks and even possible cyber-attacks. The company has pointed out that if this practice is very dangerous in the case of minors, so it is in the case of adults as more and more cyber-attackers attack mainly users who appear in their state as "married", for example, to earn their trust, get intimate information and then extort them by threatening to make it public if they do not pay a certain amount of money. "The possibility offered by some of these environments to speak in private, before being "friends", allows some people to gain confidence with the possible attacker, later send a friend request and that is when he can begin to use sensitive information which endangers the user. Some examples are to get their email and send them documents that contain viruses or directly blackmail them if he managed to have them send him some daring photo", said Rafael Rosell, Sales Director of S2 Grupo. The company has also pointed out that accepting strangers is a practice that puts at risk not only the user but also the rest of their contacts since the verification that they have several friends in common, directly increases their confidence and credibility on this person. "By giving strangers our confidence by allowing them to enter our small circle of friends, it gives them a good alibi to attack, in turn, our entire circle. They, now, give a plus of confidence to that new contact that asks us to accept him, based on a number of common friends. Therefore, with this thoughtless attitude, we are endangering our entire circle of "real" friends, even our children", said Rosell. In addition to being exposed to possible cyberbullying, other risks associated are:

  1. Physical attacks - it is possible that they occur when knowing through the Social Networks the living habits of the user (places visited, what time, etc.)
  2. Increased exposure of systems: by trusting that person we can open any document he sends us which can contain malware that infects and disables our computer, tablet or smartphone. Some examples are Trojan viruses or ransomware actions (they "hijack" the computer by blocking it and display a message that requires you to pay an amount of money to be able to use it again).

More information: prensa@s2grupo.es

  • fb
  • tw
  • in
Related Articles
Show all →
Corporate
16% of children have their first smartphone before age 10
Read more →
Corporate
The Valencian company S2 Grupo, awarded as a case of good university-business practice at the REDFUE 2018 Awards
Read more →
Corporate
S2 Grupo strengthens its industrial cybersecurity area with the incorporation of Frank Costa
Read more →

Follow us in our newsletter

Subscribe through your email to stay up to date

S2 Grupo
© 2023 S2 Grupo
  • Press Center
  • Legal Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie policy
S2 Grupo utiliza cookies propias y de terceros para permitir tu navegación, fines analíticos y para mostrarte publicidad personalizada en base a un perfil elaborado a partir de tus hábitos de navegación (por ejemplo, páginas visitadas). Clica aquí para acceder a nuestra Política de Cookies. Puedes aceptar todas las cookies pulsando el botón “ACEPTAR” o configurar o rechazar su uso pulsando el Botón “CONFIGURAR”
ConfigurarAceptar cookies
Manage consent

Resumen de Privacidad

Este sitio web utiliza cookies para mejorar su experiencia mientras navega por el sitio web. De estas, las cookies que se clasifican como necesarias se almacenan en su navegador, ya que son esenciales para el funcionamiento de las funcionalidades básicas del sitio web. También utilizamos cookies de terceros que nos ayudan a analizar y comprender cómo utiliza este sitio web. Estas cookies se almacenarán en su navegador solo con su consentimiento. También tiene la opción de optar por no recibir estas cookies. Pero la exclusión voluntaria de algunas de estas cookies puede afectar su experiencia de navegación.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
CookieDurationDescription
pll_language1 yearThe pll _language cookie is used by Polylang to remember the language selected by the user when returning to the website, and also to get the language information when not available in another way.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Necessary
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
_GRECAPTCHA6 monthsThis cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Analytics" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional1 yearThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necesaria1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to store the user consent for cookies in the category "Necessary".
CookieLawInfoConsent1 yearRecords the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Powered by CookieYes Logo