Due to the popularity of Facebook it has become a hackers (and spammers) heaven, it is becoming more ad more common for people to have their accounts hacked.
Here are our top tips for dealing with a hacker:
- If your friends have had messages sent from your account then change your password immediately, if you cannot log in or change your password then contact Facebook.
- If someone has gained access to your account then don't think that it is Facebooks fault, ensure your email address is secure. I think that more often than not your email account may be compromised so change that password also.
- Don't add unknown friends ... as friends and don't click on links from people you do not trust. Messages such as "we have you on video" or "here is a picture of you" could lead to websites with complex scripting that can gather your email address and passwords right from your browser, (cookies, sessions).
- If using a shared computer, ensure that the computer does not save your user names (email) and password.
- Email your personal friends to let them know that your account has been compromised.
- Scan your PC for viruses and malware, these could be sending information to unknown people.
I will add more tips as and when I find them, if you have any tips then you can post a comment and share them so that people can avoid having their accounts hacked.
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