imo Takes Serious Measures Against 179,000 Hacker Devices and 667,000 Harassment Accounts

Popular instant messaging platform, imo takes a giant leap in combating cyber security threats. In Bangladesh market, throughout the months of January to September, the company detected and banned 179,000 devices involved in hacking, harassment, and fraudulence，and further protected another batch over 435,000 accounts from hacking risks using advanced auto technology detection and enforcement. Moreover, imo helped recover 9,600 accounts of Bangladeshi users in this security regard, stated in the press release.

In the first three quarters of 2024, imo also promptly restricted 1,800 accounts for fraud and 667,000 accounts for harassment. The burning issue of cybersecurity poses a major hindrance on the way to digital empowerment.

All internet users, regardless of gender and age, are subject to many kinds of cyber threats, and social media and instant messaging platforms need to take proactive measures to safeguard their users. As a responsible company, imo has been taking consistent initiatives to protect its users over the years, as well as offering effective features for empowering users’ control in this significant regard. For example, “Login Protection” is very useful for users account security, as in its basic protection, that enables the “2-Step Verification” and the “Trusted Device”, also in its advanced protection, that enables “SIM Binding”, all of these effective features could help users ensure their own accounts can only be accessed by their trusted and authorized devices to log in. Moreover, when logging in to your imo account, remember to check the “Manage Device” often and to remove any suspicious device to secure your imo account, or to simply deactivate the “Multi-Device” if there is no need for any other device to log in your imo account.

These enforcement actions are a part of imo’s continuous efforts; the instant messaging platform has taken this strong action to maintain a secure and safe environment for its users, which reflects imo’s commitment to safeguarding the online security and privacy of its users.

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