Social Media Hacking
Master Discovering Social Media Vulnerabilities
What you'll learn
- Understand the phases of ethical hacking
- Prepare the working environment for security training
- Get to know how information about accounts is gathered
- Recognize social engineering tricks and avoid them
- Secure a Facebook account and prevent hacking
- Protect WhatsApp from hacking
- Protect a Gmail account from theft
- Respond correctly when facing blackmail
About this course
This course explains how to protect your social media accounts by learning the methods hackers use and how ethical hacking works, so that you avoid falling for them. It covers the phases of ethical hacking, how attackers gather information about accounts using the Maltego tool, the risks of social engineering, and the methods used to steal Facebook, WhatsApp and Gmail accounts and how to guard against them. Then it shows how to secure your Facebook account, protect WhatsApp from hacking and protect a Gmail account from theft, and what to do if you are blackmailed. The course suits every social media user, owners of pages and shops, parents, and anyone interested in digital security and ethical hacking. No previous experience is required, as the course starts with setting up the working environment and then explains each tool in practice. It is a hands-on course based on trying the tools in a training environment, and its goal is awareness and protection only, not harming anyone. Afterward you will be able to secure your accounts, recognize hacking and blackmail attempts and respond correctly to them.
Expected outcomes
- Ability to understand and analyze information gathering techniques.
- Master tools for hacking and securing social media accounts.
- Learn strategies to protect against hacking and cyber extortion.
- Enhance digital security awareness to protect your personal data.
- Utilize acquired skills to analyze and secure different digital environments.
Learner reviews
- ★★★★★اسماعيل ا.·منذ 1 شهرشاهد 100٪
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- ★★★★★الحسن ب.·منذ 2 شهرشاهد 100٪
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Course content
1Social Media Hacking
14 lectures
- Setting Up and Preparing the Work EnvironmentExplains downloading and installing Kali Linux on a virtual machine as a work environment for learning security information gathering, and shows its basic interface and general tools.19:18
- Phases of Ethical HackingPresents the general stages of ethical hacking: information gathering, planning, attack testing, and maintaining access, for the educational purpose of understanding how attacks occur and how to defend against them.14:23
- Installing Maltego Tool for Account Information GatheringExplains installing the Maltego information-gathering tool on Windows and Kali Linux and updating its libraries, as an educational tool for understanding how publicly available data about a target can be compiled.12:52
- Searching for Information on Any Targeted PersonExplains how to use Maltego to search for information about a site or person, such as linked emails and locations, and export the findings as a report, to understand open-source intelligence gathering.20:55
- Using Social Engineering to Hack Social Media AccountsExplains the concept of social engineering used to target social media accounts, such as fake profiles, cloned login pages, and fake apps, for the educational purpose of recognizing and avoiding these tactics.22:06
- Collecting Targeted Email Addresses ExclusivelyExplains collecting targeted email addresses using advanced Google search tools within sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, as an educational concept in open information gathering.18:12
- Hacking Social Media Accounts with Four StrategiesPresents the concept of using open-source GitHub tools to create fake login pages linked via temporary URLs, as an educational concept for understanding phishing techniques and how to stay cautious of them.17:51
- Creating Fake Pages for Any Website EasilyExplains the concept of fake pages used to target social media accounts and how they are spread through links and dedicated sites, for the educational purpose of recognizing and being cautious of this method.15:35
- Top 5 Tricks to Hack WhatsAppPresents general ideas about alleged WhatsApp hacking methods such as phone spyware apps and suspicious sites, noting that some of these sites are scams, for the educational purpose of recognizing these risks.16:57
- Collecting Facebook Account Information Using Python ScriptPresents the idea of using an open-source Python tool from GitHub to collect Facebook account information such as linked emails and phone numbers, as an educational concept for understanding automated information-gathering tools.13:15
- Best Ways to Secure Your Facebook Account and Prevent HackingExplains the best ways to secure a Facebook account, such as enabling two-factor verification, adjusting privacy settings, checking password strength, and reviewing connected apps to protect it from hacking.15:30
- Protecting WhatsApp from Hacking and Securing ItExplains ways to protect a WhatsApp account from hacking, such as enabling disappearing messages, reviewing linked devices, and enabling the security code feature to detect unauthorized access.18:33
- Protecting Your Gmail Account from TheftExplains ways to protect a Gmail account from theft by enabling two-step verification, using a strong password generator, and reviewing active devices and sessions linked to the account.13:44
- How to Protect Myself from Blackmail and Effective Ways in Case of Blackmail?Explains common goals behind online blackmail and the best ways to protect yourself, such as not trusting fake offers and not sharing sensitive personal information or photos online.16:40
Instructor
Eng. Kanaan Al-Hallaj
