# How Not to Get Hacked on Telegram

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A lot of Forsage members use Telegram for communication, team coordination and track news.

We want to remind you about the #security rules that will help you avoid unauthorized access to your Telegram account.

### **Set up 2FA**

You need to set up two-factor authentication to protect your account against hijacking.

### **Restrict what information you share with other Telegram users**

1.  Who can see my phone number — Nobody
2. Auto Download Media → Toggle off
3. Who can find me by my number — My Contacts, etc.

### **Modify data download and storage settings**

On your mobile version of Telegram, navigate over to Privacy & Security → Data Settings and remove from Telegram storage any information you do not want to be there.

### **Check active sessions**

To make sure this doesn’t happen, view all devices where your Telegram account is logged in. To do this, go to Settings/ Privacy and Security/Active sessions.

## **Don’t open executable files from other users**

Some hackers just use Telegram as a method of communication with their potential victims, rather than attacking any features inherent to Telegram itself.

## **Watch out for impersonation**

It’s extremely common for hackers and scammers to impersonate Telegram users by choosing a username that is very close to, but slightly different from, the original.

## **Phishing**

Do not follow unknown links, especially from strangers.

* **Forsage** **BUSD**: [http://busd.forsage.io](https://busd.forsage.io/)
* **Forsage**  **TRON**: [trx.forsage.io](http://trx.forsage.io/)
* **Forsage**  **ETH**: [http://lk.forsage.io](https://lk.forsage.io/)

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