How to Stop Hackers From Getting Into Facebook Accounts

If you suspect that your Facebook account is compromised, you should change your password immediately. If you use Facebook as a login for apps such as Spotify or Instagram then you must change the logins. This will prevent the hacker from accessing these third-party services through your compromised Facebook account.

A hacked Facebook account could provide hackers an unending supply of personal information. Hackers could use the information to carry out malicious reasons like contacting people or sending fake credit card offers. They may also use the hacked account to send spam messages to friends, or post on your timeline with your name (as if you did it yourself).

One of the most frequent ways hackers get into an account is to exploit a flaw in Facebook’s app code. For example, a bug in iOS’s Facebook app allowed hackers to straight from the source steal cookies and access the iPhone user’s “access token.” These tokens are digital keys which grant them complete control over the user’s Facebook account as well as because of Single Sign-On, any other websites the person connects to using their Facebook credentials.

Hackers also have the ability to gain account access by using brute-force attacks. This method involves figuring out passwords, generally the most popular ones such as 1234567890 or 123456789. Hackers may also gain account access by scanning compromised credentials. There are numerous free tools to scan for stolen data, including the well-known website HaveIBeenPwned.