Stay Safe Online

Cyberbullying, passwords, fake profiles and protecting your family — practical online safety in Khmer

ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមានអត្រាការបោកប្រាស់តាមអ៊ីនធើណេតខ្ពស់ជាងគេ។ ទាំងនេះជាជំនាញដែលការពារអ្នក គ្រួសារ និងអនាគតរបស់អ្នក។

Online safety is not just for young people. Scams, fake profiles and data theft affect everyone — students, parents, teachers and grandparents. If you use a phone or computer in Cambodia, this page is for you.

ការការពារខ្លួននៅលើអ៊ីនធើណេតមិនមែនសម្រាប់តែយុវវ័យប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ។ ការបោកប្រាស់ ប្រវត្តិរូបក្លែងក្លាយ និងការលួចទិន្នន័យប៉ះពាល់ដល់មនុស្សគ្រប់រូប។

⚠️ Information on this page is for educational purposes only. IT Club Cambodia is a voluntary education programme — not a cybersecurity or legal firm. If you have been scammed, contact the Cambodian authorities: 031 201 2345.

Personal and Private Information — IT Club Cambodia

Section 1

Personal & Private Information

ព័ត៌មានផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន និងព័ត៌មានឯកជន

Not all information carries the same risk. Passwords, ID numbers and bank details are private — never share them.

Scammers use information from Facebook to target victims. They know your name and family before the scam begins.

Once posted online, you cannot take it back.

ព័ត៌មានឯកជនរបស់អ្នករួមមាន ពាក្យសម្ងាត់ លេខ ID ព័ត៌មានធនាគារ។ អ្វីដែលបង្ហោះតាមអ៊ីនធើណេតនឹងនៅទីនោះជារៀងរហូត។

Never share online:

Passwords — ever, to anyone
National ID or passport number
Bank or card details
Photos of ID documents
Your home address

✅ What to do • Set Facebook to Friends Only — not Public
• Before posting, ask: could this help a scammer target me?
• Treat any request for personal information online as a red flag

Section 2

Cyberbullying

ការយាយីតាមប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ីនធើណេត

Cyberbullying is bullying through phones, social media or online games — spiteful comments, rumours, sharing photos without permission.

It is not harmless. It is not the victim’s fault. It does not go away on its own.

1 in 3 young people globally has experienced it. Girls are disproportionately affected.

ការយាយីតាមអ៊ីនធើណេតមិនមែនជាកំហុសរបស់ជនរងគ្រោះ ហើយមិនបាត់ដោយខ្លួនឯងឡើយ។

Types to recognise:

Spiteful comments about appearance or intelligence
Spreading lies or rumours
Sharing embarrassing photos without permission
Fake profiles created to mock someone
Deliberately excluding someone from group chats

✅ If you are being cyberbullied • Do not respond — it makes things worse
• Screenshot everything as evidence
• Block the person and report to the platform
• Tell a teacher, parent, or trusted adult

Section 3

Passwords

ពាក្យសម្ងាត់

A weak password can be cracked in seconds. The most common: ‘12345678’, ‘password’, ‘admin’, your date of birth.

Strong passwords — 12 characters, mixed — take 35,000 years to crack. A passphrase (3 unrelated words) is even better.

Don’t share passwords with friends or family. It’s your data you are protecting.

ពាក្យសម្ងាត់ 12 តួអក្សរ ផ្សំអក្សរ លេខ និងនិមិត្តសញ្ញា នឹងចំណាយ 35,000 ឆ្នាំដើម្បីបំបែក។ កុំចែករំលែកពាក្យសម្ងាត់ជាមួយនរណាម្នាក់។

Password rules:

At least 12 characters — or 3 unrelated words
Mix uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
Never use your name, birthday, or ‘password’
Different password for each important account
Never share — with anyone

✅ What to do • Create a strong password today for Facebook and Gmail
• Enable 2FA as a second layer of protection (see below)
• Use Google Password Manager — free, built into Chrome

Section 4

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

ការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់អត្តសញ្ញាណពីរដង

A strong password alone is not enough. If stolen, the attacker is in immediately.

2FA adds a second step — a code from your phone. The attacker does not have this.

Two methods: SMS (code by text) or Google Authenticator (app). The app is more secure.

2FA បន្ថែមជំហានទីពីរ — លេខកូដពីទូរស័ព្ទ។ Google Authenticator មានសុវត្ថិភាពខ្ពស់ជាង SMS ។

How to enable 2FA:

Facebook: Settings → Security and Login → Two-Factor Authentication
Gmail: Google Account → Security → 2-Step Verification
Use Google Authenticator app — better than SMS
Save your backup codes somewhere safe

✅ What to do • Enable 2FA on Facebook and Gmail — it takes 5 minutes
• Download Google Authenticator from the Play Store
• See our full guide: Google Authenticator — How to Set It Up

Section 5

Facebook & Fake Profiles

Facebook និងប្រវត្តិរូបក្លែងក្លាយ

Fake profiles use stolen photos and convincing stories. Scammers spend weeks building trust before the scam begins.

They may appear as a foreign professional, romantic interest, job recruiter, or a cloned version of someone you know.

ប្រវត្តិរូបក្លែងក្លាយប្រើរូបថតដែលបានលួច។ អ្នកបោកប្រាស់ចំណាយពេលច្រើនសប្ដាហ៍ ឬខែ មុនពេលការបោកប្រាស់ចាប់ផ្ដើម។

How to spot a fake profile:

Profile created recently
Few friends, mostly from other countries
Photos look like stock images
Quickly becomes very friendly or romantic
Cannot or will not video call
Asks you to keep the relationship secret

✅ What to do • Reverse image search any profile photo (Google Images → camera icon)
• Never accept friend requests from people you don’t know
• Set Facebook to Friends Only
• If something feels wrong — block and report immediately

Section 6

Scams in Cambodia

ការបោកប្រាស់នៅកម្ពុជា

Four scams are particularly common right now. All begin on Facebook, Telegram or WhatsApp. All promise something too good to be true.

ការបោកប្រាស់ 4 ប្រភេទ ចាប់ផ្ដើមនៅ Facebook ឬ Telegram ហើយសន្យាអ្វីមួយដែលល្អជ្រុល។

Fake Job Offers

A job on Facebook — great pay, no experience needed. You pay a fee or provide ID. The job does not exist.

Investment Scams

Invest in crypto or trading. Impressive returns. You invest more. You cannot withdraw. The platform was fake.

Romance Scams

A stranger builds a relationship over weeks, then has an emergency requiring money. The person was never real.

Pig Butchering

Long-term romance combined with investment on a fake platform. Trust built over months — then everything is taken.

✅ The golden rule If it sounds too good to be true — it is.
• No legitimate employer asks you to pay to get a job
• Never send money to someone you have only met online
• Report scams: Cambodian Police 031 201 2345

Section 7

Protecting Your Family

ការការពារក្រុមគ្រួសាររបស់អ្នក

Your parents did not receive digital safety education. This makes them vulnerable.

You are the most important source of digital safety your family will ever have.

ឪពុកម្ដាយរបស់អ្នកមិនបានទទួលការអប់រំផ្នែកសុវត្ថិភាពឌីជីថល។ អ្នកជាប្រភពការពារសំខាន់បំផុតដែលក្រុមគ្រួសាររបស់អ្នកនឹងទទួលបាន។

Teach your family these five things:

How to spot a fake profile or scam message
Never send money to someone met only online
Set Facebook to Friends Only — do it together
Never click links in messages from strangers
If something feels wrong — ask you first

✅ What to do this week • Show your parents a real example of a scam message
• Change their Facebook privacy settings together
• Tell them: if anyone asks for money online, tell me first

Section 8

Data Breaches

ការលេចធ្លាយទិន្នន័យ

A data breach happens when a company is hacked and user data is stolen — emails, passwords, phone numbers.

You may have been affected without knowing it. Criminals use stolen data to access other accounts, especially where the same password is reused.

ការលេចធ្លាយទិន្នន័យអាចប៉ះពាល់ដល់អ្នកដោយមិនដឹង ជាពិសេសប្រសិនបើអ្នកប្រើពាក្យសម្ងាត់ដូចគ្នានៅកន្លែងច្រើន។

Check if your email has been in a breach: haveibeenpwned.com
Free, safe, and run by a respected cybersecurity researcher.

✅ If your data has been breached • Change your password on the breached service immediately
• Change it everywhere you used the same password
• Enable 2FA on all important accounts
• Use Google Password Manager — free, built into Chrome