Facebook Hacking!

OK, now as we all know, Facebook hacking is becoming more and more popular with its wide and extensive use! Now first is first, if your using a public WiFi spot, or one that has NO password, DO NOT connect to Facebook! If you do, ANYONE can gain access to your account! How? With a Firefox add-on called Firesheep. Firesheep collects unprotected cookies that your browser (any browser) uses to contact Facebook. Fortunately, hackers that don't have much experience wont be able to hack you, as you need to have a packet sniffer on your computer (but thats for a later blog.) If a hacker really wanted though, not only can he or she hack Facebook though, he or she could even hack Twitter and other popular social networking sites! Now the question is, how do you protect yourself? Simple. HTTPS. Ever noticed by the address bar?

Here it is circled in red. If you see this, you are connected by HTTPS. In english, you have connected to the site in a secure connection. This will stop any hackers from getting your accouts, and personal information. This can be easily enabled in Facebook, Twitter, and most other social networking sites.
In Facebook, go to address, then account settings, and then find Account Security. Check the box below "Secure Browsing (https)"  and save your settings.

In Twitter, go to your settings, and check "Always use HTTPS" and save.

In your address bar, you should now see a key, and the sites company. If you just see the sites company, it works as well. Of course, there is also other social networking sites, but I wont go into them. If there is no way although to enable HTTPS, the best protection, is not accessing them on an unsecured WiFi Network. Remember, hackers are everywhere, so remember, you are NEVER completely protected, there are stepts you can take to lower your chance of being hacked, but you can never protect yourself completely.


Thank you for reading, stay safe!




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