How to keep your facebook account safe from hackers

HOW ARE PASSWORDS STOLEN??

MOST USED METHODS

• PHISHING
• KEY LOGGER/SPY APPs
• PASSORD GUESSING

PHISHING

Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

This is a very common method that hackers use on people to get their account info(mostly social media).

They send links to you that open  a fake facebook login page, and if you type in your info i.e. your username and password, it automatically sends it as a message to hacker afterwhich it will show you an error page. Now you need to be careful with the type of links you click and sites you put in your account details.

NOTE: Any link except the one Starting form *www.facebook.com*

or for Mobile version

*m.facebook.com*

Is the link to a phishing page

KEY LOGGER/ SPY APPs

THIS METHOD ONLY WORKS WHEN THE HACKER HAS ACCESS TO YOUR PHONE(TO INSTALL THE APP OBVIOUSLY)

This are softwares or apps that are installed in someones phone or PC and it runs in background(which means you cannot see weither it is running or it is installed). This apps records and saves everything you do on your screen and send it to the hacker either through visual format or text.

EXAMPLES OF SPY APPs ARE: 

• Spyera. 
• TheOneSpy. ..
• FlexiSpy
• mSpy
• Highster Mobile.etc

SOCIAL ENGINEERING

NOTE: Tis method is a 99% certainty, so if your lucky your password cant be guessed.

This method is the use of softwares like Python, Sherlock, Termux etc. to continuosly guess possible passwords of the victim. There are sites that perfom these functions also, and the speed is about 0.001s/password. So fast right! If you run out of luck, your account can be hacked using this method in less than a minute without you knowing, all the site needs is your facebook id/username/phone number/email, and your account is on a one way ride to California💔.Thats why on most platforms, they always advice you to use a strong password.

TIPS TO KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT 100% SECURE IF STRICTLY ADHERED

• Always check your system apps, and if you see any app that is running in background without your consent, unistall it.
• Always update your account security.
• Always check the url for of any login page carefully, its not *www.facebook.com*

  or for Mobile version *m.facebook.com*,  then its a phishing page

Look carefully at the URL, it is secure yes, buh thats not a facebook login URL.(Be warned)

Another phishing page

• Use Extremely ultra strong passwords to be on a safer side, Dont use a simple to guess password.

• How ypur frinds  access  your phone or PC should be monitored, he/she might install a spyware and your toast.

• Always logout your account, dont leave it logged in.

• MOST OF ALL, ALWAYS UPDATE YOUR FACEBOOK SECURITY IN THE SETTINGS.