Netflix Accounts Are Vulnerable To Hacking, Do This To Secure It

Netflix Accounts Are Vulnerable To Hacking, Do This To Secure It (Bangkok Post)

YOGYAKARTA - Netflix has become the most popular video streaming application in recent years. In the application, users can watch movies of various genres that make you feel at home spending time in front of a laptop or cell phone.

Therefore, it is not surprising that film fans are willing to spend money to watch various films and series that are aired by Netflix by subscribing to the account used to watch movies.

However, you should be careful and increase the security of your Netflix account if you don't want your account to be hacked by irresponsible parties.

The reason is, quoted by VOI from The Next Trend, lately, there have been many reports of hacking Netflix accounts. The way that hackers can take over your account is to make a report in the help center using the account name and email address.

Once hacked, they will change the email ID on the account so that it will be difficult for you to access your Netflix account again. One way you can protect your account is to add your phone number.

By adding a phone number, you will be notified when a new device tries to sign in with your Netflix account, so users can know about it.

To add a phone number to your Netflix account, users can follow the steps that VOI team has summarized in the article below.

How to Add Phone Number on Netflix Account

To add a phone number to your Netflix account, users can log in to the Netflix site using the browser application on your device. Try to use a computer, to simplify the process of adding a phone number.

After logging into the Netflix app, click the profile icon and select the Account menu. Go to the "Membership and Billing" section and select the "Add phone number" menu.

If you've added a phone number before but it's no longer active, the user can change it by clicking the "Change phone number" menu.

Next, select your country code, which is (+62) if you live in Indonesia, then add your phone number.

After that, Netflix will send a verification code to your phone number and users can enter the verification code to verify the account.

Once your number has been added to your Netflix account, the Netflix help center will ask to confirm that number if someone else tries to change your Netflix account email or password.

That was one way that you can do to make your Netflix account more secure from hacking attempts by irresponsible parties.