Action Fraud has launched a campaign, supported by Meta, to encourage people to enable two-step verification.
Reports of social media and email account hacking increased significantly in 2024, prompting Action Fraud to launch a campaign, supported by Meta, promoting two-factor authentication. Common motives for hacking include investment fraud, ticket fraud, and account theft, with fraudsters often impersonating account owners to solicit authentication codes or promote scams. Hacking methods include phishing, data breaches, and exploiting reused passwords.
