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Black Hat Hackers Ask You To Please Reset Your Facebook Password
As of last month, Facebook has been declared the most popular web site on the internet.
This means that more people spend time on it than Google, Yahoo, and a whole host of other web sites that most use on a daily basis.
This is an outstanding number for a social media web site to reach.
It was not that long ago where you had to be a college student to be able to sign up for the site and it was way behind Myspace.
But they unlocked the shackles off of the sign up process and people came in large numbers.
Any site in the world would love to be in the position that Facebook is in now.
Facebook Has Become A Big Target
But there are some bad things that go along with being the number one web site on the internet.
It makes you become one of the biggest targets of black hat hackers out there.
There have been many attacks already that have focused on Facebook users and this latest news is sure to increase that number.
There is a new one going around now that is quite simple but turning out to be quite effective.
There are people out there, sending a message telling Facebook users that they are going to need to reset their passwords.
They either send this message through the user’s email account or through a message on Facebook itself.
The message claims that a bad person has access to their account, and that they need to click that specific link so that they can reset their password.
But what really happens is that the person gives the hacker who sent the link the correct password when they are trying to reset it.
So far it has not been determined where these phishing attacks are coming from, but this attack is simple enough that people should be able to avoid it.
Be Careful With Your Passwords
Most of the time, Facebook will not ask you for your password.
Especially through your email account.
They will tell you to go to Facebook itself and to change your password from there.
This only happens rarely and only if they believe that your account has been compromised.
So if you get any emails that have this message in them, be very skeptical.
Nine times out of ten, this message is not coming from Facebook, but someone trying to attack your account.
Also, it is especially important that you do not ever share your password on a site that is not Facebook itself.
Look at the address bar on your browser.
This will let you know if you are on an official Facebook site.
So if anyone comes around asking for your password, just tell them no.
Or better yet, do not respond at all.
Most of the time, the email is fake and there is nothing wrong with your account.
About the Author
Lee Ives writes more tips on social media security and privacy on his blog – Security FAQs.
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