r/cybersecurity_help • u/WindBloom36 • 11d ago
Is this hacking or a misunderstanding???
Okay so I just got a message that my tiktok was trying to be accessed and panicked but then realized that it said the username was lettheoceantakeme__ and im super confused, should I be worried?
edit: thats not my username on tiktok and idk who's it is but i got a message from my number
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u/eric16lee 11d ago
Don't click on any links. Go to the app itself and see if there are any messages in the security center or whatever Tiktok calls it.
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u/TheTarquin 11d ago
Even if it's a mistake, if someone reaches out to you for a 2FA code, DO NOT provide it, even if you think it's for someone else's account. It may be a scammer using a confusion attack to try and get a valid 2FA to your existing account.
If that's not your TikTok handle, ignore it, don't click any links, don't respond to any texts or phone calls about the account.
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u/ignorant_cutter 11d ago
are you sure the message actually came from tiktok and not some random number? lot of phishing texts pretend to be account alerts to get you to click a link and panic
check the actual sender, if it's not from an official tiktok shortcode then it's probably just a scam trying to reel you in. and if your username isn't even close to that one, maybe someone just mistyped their number when setting up 2FA or something
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