BBB cautions against posting senior portraits
It’s a fun trend on Facebook that’s intended as a salute to this year’s high school seniors, but the Better Business Bureau cautions that posting your high school senior portrait could put you in jeopardy of scammers.
Many Facebook users are sharing their senior portraits as a salute to this year’s high school seniors, who have to complete their senior through means such as online classes, and can’t go through commencement exercises in May because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
People often accompany the photos with information such as the year they graduated, their alma mater, school mascot and maiden name.
BBB officials say scammers seek that type of information.
Officials with the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama said that information often is used in passwords. In addition, they are the answers to common online security questions.
They say scammers and hackers surf through social media sites looking for personal information people post about themselves.
BBB officials recommend checking security settings on social media platforms to see what information you are sharing.
In addition, many people are staying home during the coronavirus crisis and turning to social media for entertainment, including filling out lists that ask various questions about them.
Those favorite shows, food, vehicles and celebrities you list also might be the ones you selected for passwords or security information.
