Not long ago, journalist İbrahim Haskoloğlu’s allegations that e-government was hacked came to the fore like a bombshell.
Haskoloğlu shared some images in his Twitter post and claimed that the information belonging to the state was in the hands of hackers.
In the last-minute statement from the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs, it was stated that these allegations did not reflect the truth.
Our statement regarding the fake news that identity and address data were leaked from the Central Population Administration System (MERNIS) ❗❗❗ pic.twitter.com/NWtqicFNoh
— General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs (@TCNufus) April 12, 2022
What Should Investors Do?
First of all, the allegations above about the hacking of the e-government are Haskoloğlu’s claims. It is not yet proven information. Some users claim that the images in the post are photoshop and that a panic atmosphere is created over the information of the old election periods.
We will not shed light on the accuracy or falsity of the claims, but on the security measures that investors using cryptocurrency exchanges should pay attention to.
From the perspective of investors, the possibility that a certain group may have their identity information and all data in e-government poses a risk for investors using crypto currency exchanges, just like everyone else.
Instead of hacking stock markets, hackers prefer to hack the phones and computers of investors they know. This can cause irreparable results.
Therefore, we need to remind some simple rules.
- Use 2-verification on your exchange.
- If possible, have your phone registered to the stock market only for this job.
- If possible, do not install an external application on the phone you use for the stock market, and only use a phone specific to this business.
- Do not install any other plug-ins on your computer that you use for the stock market and use it only for this job.
- Never click on the links that come to your phone or e-mail, no matter who they come from. If necessary, enter there manually.
Although these may seem like the most basic issues, you also need to take some precautions to protect your savings.
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