Posting footage of pets on Instagram
is putting millennials in danger of fraud, a major bank has said because it warned youth against copying celebrities’ bad online habits.
Santander has said the celebrity trend of oversharing personal info on social media, like the name of a pet or your
birthday, can increase the chance of identity fraud
as individuals typically use these details for
passwords.
Research by the bank found one third of fewer than 25s have copied celebrity posts and 87 % admitted sharing personal info on social media.
While 1 in 10 confessed that
they had shared the name of a pet on Instagram and used it as a password.
The bank warned celebrities are setting a bad example by posting intimate
details online, like their birthday, the
birthdays of partners and
therefore the names of pets, which might be utilized by fraudsters.
American singer Taylor Swift frequently posts on
Instagram regarding her 3 cats; Meredith, Olivia and
Benjamin.
While Kylie Jenner shares most regarding her 2 dogs,
Norman and Bambi, they currently have
their own account with nearly half a million followers.
Earlier this year, soap actor Dean Gaffney, was
criticized after revealing
his bank details to his nearly 65,000
Instagram followers, once he posted an image where the card number and expiration date
were clearly visible.
The actor solely removed the post after fans commented alerting him to his faux pas.