The_DADDY Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) I hear about this quite a lot, people getting hacked on Facebook. I've never had a problem myself but today a friend called and was extremely upset. She says her Facebook was hacked (I believe her) and lots of inappropriate pictures, some involving children were uploaded to her account. Also many of her messenger contacts had pictures sent to them from her account. She swears blind she didn't hand her password out and actually uses secure passwords generated by her browser, Firefox. So how does it happen? Has anyone any idea how these people do this as I'd like to make my daughter's and my account as safe as possible and try to avoid this kind of dilemma in the future? Can you even prevent this type of thing? Edited May 4, 2022 by The_DADDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 18 minutes ago, The_DADDY said: I hear about this quite a lot, people getting hacked on Facebook. I've never had a problem myself but today a friend called and was extremely upset. She says her Facebook was hacked (I believe her) and lots of inappropriate pictures, some involving children were uploaded to her account. Also many of her messenger contacts had pictures sent to them from her account. She swears blind she didn't hand her password out and actually uses secure passwords generated by her browser (firefox)Firefox. So how does it happen? Has anyone any idea how these people do this as I'd like to make my daughter's and my account as safe as possible and try to avoid this kind of dilemma in the future? Can you even prevent this type of thing? Keep off Facebook, simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, hackey lad said: Keep off Facebook, simple Sound advice. I can't really argue with that. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to just stop using it immediately. Plus my daughter uses it and likes using it hence why I'm trying to see if there are ways to prevent it being abused by a 3rd party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) Often happens when you click an infected link. Does she use 2-factor authentication? Do You? Edited May 4, 2022 by geared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, geared said: Often happens when you click an infected link. Does she use 2-factor authentication? Do You? I'm not entirely sure what that is if I'm honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 1 minute ago, The_DADDY said: I'm not entirely sure what that is if I'm honest https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, geared said: https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823 Cheers for that. I'll ask her and if not ill send her the link you shared. I'll be using it on my account and my daughter's too. Thanks again👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peak4 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Also worth reading this post and following the links. https://www.ricksdailytips.com/facebook-accounts-being-cloned/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Usually it's all of these dodgy video and game links that get bandied about, and new friend requests from friends. I don't click anything off 'friends'that I'm not expecting, and if I get a friend request off a friend I ask them on the account I'm already a friend of first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 The biggest cause is people using the same password for everything. Made worse if they use kids names and birthdays - all of which can be easily obtained from people's Facebook pages. Is her FB account locked down so strangers can't see any details about her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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