Facebook account hacked into???

Larianne

Just checked my Facebook there and noticed a message was sent to everyone in my contact list asking did they smoke bud and gave a link to some website!! WTF??? :eek:

AlmightyCushion

Change your password on your facebook account and on your email account.

Larianne

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Change your password on your facebook account and on your email account.

But there should be no way they could get my password. Impossible like:eek: getting a bit scared now!

JBoyle4eva

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Change your password on your facebook account and on your email account.

+1

My Live Messenger was hacked into once. This is the only to way resolve it way

nocal

Would be very interested to know if you had received any posts/messages or added new applications prior to this....

TomCo

A likely story druggy.

You were probably off your head on "the gange" and forgot about sending the message.

Its called Reefer Madness, and its serious business.

MizzLolly

Could be worse.

My account on another site similar to facebook was hacked and destroyed on me. They changed my password and all so I can't even delete my pics or details. Just random pics and copycat profiles floating around cyberspace!


Still freaks me out!

Pighead

Larianne wrote: »

But there should be no way they could get my password. Impossible like:eek: getting a bit scared now!

Don't get those smooth, lacy, sweet smelling, black knickers of yours in a twist Larianne. There's all sorts of ways for people to find out about your private information.

Larianne

nocal wrote: »

Would be very interested to know if you had received any posts/messages or added new applications prior to this....

Nope, I don't add any applications at all.

And nope I'm not into any of that stuff.

Very strange indeed!!

Larianne

Pighead wrote: »

Don't get those smooth, lacy, sweet smelling, black knickers of yours in a twist Larianne. There's all sorts of ways for people to find out about your private information.

Not wearing those today, in the wash!

But my password isn't linked to any of my personal details, at all. Clever bugger whoever it was.

the_syco

Larianne wrote: »

Nope, I don't add any applications at all.

You log in from a public computer/net cafe in the last month? Key logger ftl.

Larianne

the_syco wrote: »

You log in from a public computer/net cafe in the last month? Key logger ftl.

Eh, I was in the Philippines over a month ago and used internet cafe there but always logged out and made sure I did so.

Karoma

Logging out wouldn't stop someone who used a keylogger...

AlmightyCushion

Larianne wrote: »

Eh, I was in the Philippines over a month ago and used internet cafe there but always logged out and made sure I did so.

If there was a keylogger on the computer loggin out wouldn't matter. The keylogger records what keys you've pressed.

eVeNtInE

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the_syco

Mr Crystal wrote: »

EDIT: Read it wrong. Thought you said you only viewed facebook logged out. If you did log in a keylogger still could have gotten your details.

Ditto with your bank details, email accounts, etc.

Larianne

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

If there was a keylogger on the computer loggin out wouldn't matter. The keylogger records what keys you've pressed.

what's that? :eek: Can you tell if there's one on the keyboard, is it underneath the keyboard. Feckin Filopinos! They all seem so nice though

Yes, just checked my email account and online banking. Both fine, thank god!

nocal

Definitely time to change the password. Now if not sooner!

AlmightyCushion

Larianne wrote: »

what's that? Can you tell if there's one on the keyboard, is it underneath the keyboard. Feckin Filopinos! They all seem so nice though

Yes, just checked my email account and online banking. Both fine, thank god!

It's a piece of software on the computer. I'd still change the passwords on your email and online banking account just to be on the safe side.

Larianne

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

It's a piece of software on the computer. I'd still change the passwords on your email and online banking account just to be on the safe side.

I have. Just having trouble picking a good password for online banking.

nocal

use "Yore Ma":D

Larianne

nocal wrote: »

use "Yore Ma":D

have to explain to me ma why I'm sending her links to amazing bud. :rolleyes:

tracker-man

what was your previous face book password? Was it secure? All my passwords (i have a few!) are alphanumeric and have symbols such as ! ? And -. Was your password linked in any way to your profile? Home town? Your name etc? Maybe they just guessed your password, its quite possible

nocal

But seriously - try not to use a word, mix upper and lower case letters and use numbers.
If you do use an actual word as a password at least use upper and lower case letters and replace vowels with digits 1 insted of i, 0 instead of o and all that jazz.

Larianne

It was a series of letters, all lower case though, but would not have made sense to anyone except me! I thought it was a very good password.... right back to change me password again.. put some capital letters into the mix.

FS.

eVeNtInE

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Ross_Mahon

Change the password and hope for the best

Larianne

All sorted now. Checked email account, nothing sent out from it and bank account looking alright as well. Tis all very strange.

Just hope I remember the new passwords!

tracker-man

you could contact face book to notify them of the situation. They can delete the account if you want i'm sure.

kraggy

Same thing happened me 2 months ago.

Same message and all.

No problems since I changed my passwords on my Facebook and Hotmail accounts.

Politician in England had her Msn hacked this week. So Facebook hacks could be through msn/hotmail.

Larianne

tracker-man wrote: »

you could contact face book to notify them of the situation. They can delete the account if you want i'm sure.

Yes, I just emailed them there in case, and it looks like it has happened to someone else. So maybe its not a case of keyboard logging but someone is hacking into the system.

Nothing was touched/changed with my hotmail account.


...off to edit my personal details.... AGAIN!

kraggy

Larianne wrote: »

Yes, I just emailed them there in case, and it looks like it has happened to someone else. So maybe its not a case of keyboard logging but someone is hacking into the system.

Nothing was touched/changed with my hotmail account.


...off to edit my personal details.... AGAIN!

THEY will send YOU a mail.

They sent me one anyway thinking that I'd left my account open in some internet cafe. Havent used a public computer in over year...

Loads of people have had this "smoke bud" thing done to their facebook.

Change your passwords and you'll be fine.