We Must Know first that How 'Hackers Hack Facebook Account' ?
Facebook uses a 4 Level Facebook login procedure which makes it difficult to hack Facebook using all other techniques except Social Engineering and Cross Site Scripting.
First Level : Security SSL or 256 bit secured connection
Second Level : Facebook login script checks for cookie in the system of user. If available then it validates the cookie and update the cookie path and timestamps and its expiry interval.
Third Level : Facebook provides a redirection to the entered User information to their profile area.
Fourth Level : Facebook doesn’t use conventional php/aspx/asp coding rather it uses Client side Ajax Scripting with oAuth 2.0 protocol. So it is almost impossible to hack Facebook using input validation attack!!!
It is not an easy task to hack Facebook by breaking its security! But still some hackers manage to get access to other’s Facebook accounts. The question concerned is How they do it? Many of them just use simple tricks that fool users to hack their passwords which is generally called Social Engineering. Here are some points you need to take care of, to protect your Facebook account being hacked.
Hackers Common Method and it's Protection:~
Top 10 Ways to Hack Facebook Accounts
1.Keylogger:~
Using keyloggers is one of the Easiest Way to Hack an Facebook (or any other email) password. Keylogger programs can spy on what the user types from the keyboard. If you think that you can just uninstall such programs, you are wrong as they are completely hidden.
A keylogger, sometimes called a keystroke logger, key logger, or system monitor, is a hardware device or small program that monitors each keystroke a user types on a specific computer’s keyboard. Keylogger is the easiest way to hack an Facebook account.
A keylogger program is widely available on the internet. Some of the best ones are listed below
Vicspy KeyloggerKGB KeyloggerSniper SpyArmadax Keylogger
PROTECTION : Use the Web Browser Mozilla Firefox and Download the ADD ON called Keyboard Scrambler.
GOTO TOOLS --->ADD ONS ----> Type "Key Scrambler" (without Quotes) in the search box and then click OK. Install It and restart Firefox.
Now all keyloggers are a piece of waste and Keyboard Scrambler Encrypts your Keystrokes....
2.Phishing:~
Phishing Attack is the most popular way of hacking/stealing other’s password. By using fake login pages it is possible to hack Facebook. Here the users land on a page where they are asked for their login information and they enter their Facebook username and password thinking it to be a real page but actually it is other way round. It submits all the entered details to the creator of the fake login page.
PROTECTION : Use Any of the Surf Sheilds either by AVG websheild or any other Security toolbar Or any other Antiphising tool. You can use other famous Antivirus Addon.
3.Facebook New Features:
Resently i saw a that looks like they are giving the user a choice of selecting new features for Facebook with your ID and password, of course!! When the user submit’s his/her Facebook login information through this page, there goes his ID and password mailed to the coder.
Protection :
If you install a New Application or Joined any Facebook Page on Facebook Or Installed an New Theme and Its Asking For username and Password then its a Fake and Phishing attack. Don't Login if any third party product is asking for login.
4.Facebook Apps:
Many times you are provided with a link to a Facebook app in a message. Always read the links carefully, It may be something like http://www.faceb0ok.com/app?p=123abcd Faceb0ok not Facebook or can be some hidden link
Protection :
If you install a New Application or Joined any Facebook Page on Facebook Or Installed an New Theme and Its Asking For username and Password then its a Fake and Phishing attack. Don't Login if any third party product is asking for login.
5. Java script:
You must have seen the circulating messages that asks you to paste this code in your address bar and see what happens! Well sometimes they also leak out your information. Check the code and if you are unsure of what to do, then I recommend not to use it. So be careful, javascripts can even be used to hack Facebook!
These type of tricks and hacks are blocked by Facebook as soon as they are detected. So you need not to worry about It. But Try to avoid Use of javascripts as far as possible because no one knows you maybe among the few ones who become prey to that script.
6. Primary mail address:
If by some means a hacker came to know the password of your Yahoo mail or Gmail, which users normally keeps as their primary mail address in their Facebook account, then hacker can hack Facebook account by simply using USER ID and clicking on ‘forget password’. This way Facebook will send link to the already hacked primary email ID to change the password of the Facebook account. Hence the email hacker will change your Facebook account’s password. Hence your, Facebook account is hacked too.
So a better thing would be to keep a very unknown or useless email ID of yours as primary email id so that if the hacker clicks on ‘Forgot password’ the password changing link goes to an unknown email id i.e. not known to the hacker. Hence your Facebook account saved.
I hope You can understand what i give info. And Always remember there is no Facebook Software that Can Hack Account All are to Hack you.
MAIN PROTECTION:~
1.Enable HTTPS ?
When you bookmark the URL for Facebook or any of your other social networks, be sure to use HTTPS
instead of HTTP. This encrypts your communications.
In fact, you will have to temporarily disable this feature any time you give access to a new application.
That alone should give you confidence that you have achieved a greater level of protection.
2.Disable Online Chat ?
All of us have witnessed Facebook scams, with the most common being the infamous chat message …
“I’m in the UK and have been mugged – please send money so I can get back home.”
While I have no technical basis for this, it stands to reason that the hackers get in through the chat
service. Every time I have noticed bogus comments allegedly made by me to my Facebook friends, it is
because I had previously used the online chat.
To disable chat just click on the little wheel in the right sidebar and take yourself offline. Then close the
window and make sure is registers as chat offline.
3.Enable Secure Browsing And Login Notification:
Enable secure Browsing and login notification on your Account follow steps:
#1. Login to your Facebook Account
#2. Go To => https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=security
#3. Enable Secure Browsing
#4. Enable Login Notification. You can get account login details via email id or ur phone number.
Done Enjoy Protecting Your Account.
Enjoy...
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