Accepted a second friend request on FB from a friend who's account was hacked.

Galwayguy35 · 10-01-2016 1:55pm #1

I accepted a friend request from someone whom I was already friends with and just assumed they had deleted their account and started a new one but it was from someone who hacked their account.

I unfriended both the genuine and hacked account from my friends list and changed my own google and FB passwords but should I still be worried about being hacked myself?

biko · 10-01-2016 2:08pm

No, your friend got hacked because their password was probably too easy to figure out. If you didn't get any suspicious links to click I wouldn't worry.
You did right to change your own passwords just in case. Make sure to use difficult ones, see guide here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows-vista/tips-for-creating-a-strong-password

You can also test your password here https://blog.kaspersky.com/password-check/
Use a similar one, not your real one!

Galwayguy35 · 10-01-2016 2:21pm

The minute I accepted they started a conversation with me but it was rubbish like "did you hear the good news about Mark Zuckerberg".

I copped then that it was a hacker and unfriended him.

Thanks for putting my mind at ease.

jd · 10-01-2016 2:41pm

I don't think your friends account was hacked. What I hear is happening is that people with a public friend's list are being targeted. Someone set up an account with the same name as your friend, and then sent friend invitations to people on your friend's friend list.

Galwayguy35 · 10-01-2016 2:44pm

jd wrote: »

I don't think your friends account was hacked. What I hear is happening is that people with a public friend's list are being targeted. Someone set up an account with the same name as your friend, and then sent friend invitations to people on your friend's friend list.

What's the idea of doing that?

TheChizler · 10-01-2016 2:46pm

You can't be 'hacked' by accepting a friend request. Just unfriend and report them and re-add the original account, there was probably nothing wrong with it to begin with. They just copied the details and pictures.

They might be trying to see details about yourself only visible to friends, but more likely they were going to give you a dodgy link to click on or attempt to scam you somehow.

Galwayguy35 · 10-01-2016 2:50pm

TheChizler wrote: »

You can't be 'hacked' by accepting a friend request. Just unfriend and report them and re-add the original account, there was probably nothing wrong with it to begin with. They just copied the details and pictures.

ok thanks.

Accepted a second friend request on FB from a friend who's account was hacked.

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