10 WAYS HACKERS CAN HACK YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AND POSSIBLE WAYS YOU CAN FIGHT AND COMBAT AGAINST THIS ATTACKS.
Facebook is the most widely used social networking site with more than 1.5 billion users, which makes it a huge target for hackers. In this note, I will show you 10 most methods and steps used by hackers to hack your Facebook account/accounts and how you can protect yourself against the cyber crooks and thieves…
HACK #10
DNS SPOOFING:
If both the victim and the attacker are on the same network,, an attacker can use a DNS spoofing attack and change the original facebook.com page to his own fake page and hence can get access to victims facebook account.
HACK #9
BOTNETS:
A botnet is basically a collection of compromised computer. The infection process is same as the key logging, however a botnet gives you additional options in for carrying out attacks with the compromised computer. Also some of the botnets includes; Spyey and Zeus.
HACK #8
MAN IN THE MIDDLE ATTACK:
If the victim and attacker are on the same LAN (Local Area Network) and on a switch based network, a hacker can place himself between the client and the server, or he could also act as a default gateway and capturing all the traffic in between..
The attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communication between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other.
HACK #7
USB HACKING:
If an attacker has physical access to your computer, he or she could easily insert a USB(Universal Serial Box) stick that is programmed with a function to automatically extract saved passwords in the browser.
How to Combat USB Hacking…
1. Do not leave your laptop unattended.
2. Install software that tells your computer not to accept unrecognized devices.
HACK #6
MOBILE PHONE HACKING:
Millions of Facebook users access Facebook through their mobile phones. If the hacker can gain access to the victims mobile phone, then he can probably gain access to his/her Facebook account. There are lots of Mobile Spying software’s used to monitor a Cell phone.
How to Combat Facebook Mobile Phone Hacking.
1. Confirm your mobile number: Confirming your mobile number is one of the many ways to enhance your account security on Facebook. This way even when you lose or forget your passwords, Facebook will be able to send you a new one via sms.
2. Code Generator for Android Phones: If you use an android phone, you can et up an extra layer of security by having to enter a code every time you access Facebook through the app.
HACK #5
SIDE JACKING/ FIRESHEEP:
Sidejacking is a popular method for hacking Facebook and email accounts. It’s the process of stealing someone’s access to a website, typically done on wireless public networks.
Firesheep on it’s own, is widely used to carry out sidejacking attacks and works when the attacker and victim is on the same wifi network. A sidejacking attack is basically another name for http session hijacking, but it’s more targeted towards wifi users.
How to Combat Sidejacking:
1. Install a free Firefox add-on called Force TLS or if you use Chrome, install KB SSL Enforcer. Both will automatically redirect you to secured pages for the sites that you choose.
HACK #4
SESSION HIJACKING:
Session Hijacking can be often very dangerous if you are accessing Facebook on a “http://” connection. In a Session Hijacking attack a hacker steals the victim’s browser cookie which is used to authenticate a user on a website and uses it to access victims account. Session Hijacking is widely used on LAN’s.
How to Combat Session Hijacking:
1. Using a Firefox add-on called Force TLS or if you use Chrome, KB SSL Enforcer. Both will automatically redirect you to secured pages of the sites you visit.
HACK #3
STEALERS:
Almost 80% percent people use stored passwords in their browser to access Facebook. This is very convenient for you, but can be extremely dangerous s stealers can easily access your saved passwords stored in the browser.
How to Combat Facebook Stealers:
1. Use Password Manager: Password Managers automatically fill out important forms without you having to type anything in and keeps your passwords safe.
2. Avoid Saving Passwords on Browser: When the “remember passwords” prompt comes up and you are not at your own computer, kindly click on the “not now” button.
HACK #2
KEYLOGGING:
Keylogging is the easiest way to hack Facebook passwords. Keylogging sometimes can be so dangerous that even a person with good knowledge of computer can fall victim.
A Keylogger is basically a small program which once is installed on a victim’s computer, it will record everything which the victim types on his or computer.
The logs are then sent back to the attacker by either TP or directly to the hacker’s email address.
Two Types of Keylogging:
1. Software Keylogger: Runs on the computer’s operating system. |(example: Windows 8)
2. Hardware Keylogger: Device connected to the keyboard.
HACK #1
FACEBOOK PHISHING:
Phishing is still the most common type of assault used for hacking Facebook accounts.
There are several strategies for carrying out a phishing attack:
1. A basic phishing attack works like this… a hacker makes a fake login page which precisely resembles the genuine Facebook page.
2. An email is sent asking the casualty to “Login” into that page.
3. Once the casualty logins through the fake page, the casualties “Email Address” and “Secret Passwords” is put away into a content record. The hacker then downloads the content document and get’s his hands on the casualties’ accreditations.
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