Monday, 7 May 2018

Top 5 Methods used By Hackers For Hacking Facebook Accounts

Top 5 Methods used By Hackers For Hacking Facebook Accounts

1. KeyLogging

Keylogging is one of the easiest ways to hack a Facebook account. A keylogger is a program that records and monitors the user’s input and keeps a log of all keys that are entered. The keylogger can actively send your inputs to hackers via the Internet. You have to be very careful while dealing with keyloggers because even the computer experts become victims of keylogging.


How to detect Keyloggers?
  1. Scan your USB drives before using them
  2. Download software from trusted sites only
  3. Use a good antivirus

2. Phishing

Phishing is very easy and considered as n00b technique but it is one of the most effective techniques of Hacking a Facebook account. There is 50-50 chance for a hacker to get victims password using Phishing if your victim is not aware of basic internet terminologies. There are various ways of carrying out a phishing attack. The most common one is where a hacker creates a replica of a login page which looks like the real Facebook page. The victim will then think it’s the usual login
The most common Phishing to create a duplicate of a login page which looks like the real Facebook page. The victim thinks it’s the usual Facebook login page so he enters his login details in phishing page. Once the victim is logged in through the fake page, the email address and password are stored in a text file or in hacker’s database.
How to detect Phishing Page?
  1. Check URL of the login page.
  2. Never login your Facebook account on other devices.
  3. Use Modern web browsers that identify the phishing page.
  4. Avoid emails or text msgs that ask you to log into your Facebook account.

3. Session hijacking

When you log in to your Facebook account, your browser and the facebook’s server maintains a session for user authentication. The session details are saved in your browser’s cookie files. In session hijacking, the hacker steals those cookies and then access the victim’s account. Session hijacking is most common when accessing Facebook on an HTTP (non-secure) connection and it is widely used on LAN and Wi-Fi connections.
How to avoid Session Hijacking
  1. Do not use Facebook when connected to shared Wi-Fi or LAN.
  2. Try to clear cookies every 2-3 days or if possible daily

4. Sidejacking with Firesheep

Firesheep is a tool that used to carry out sidejacking attacks. It only works if the victim is connected to the same Wi-Fi. It is similar to session hijacking but it only works in Wi-Fi networks.
How to avoid Sidejacking
  1. Do not use Facebook when connected to a public Wi-Fi network.

5. Botnets

Basically, botnets are networks made of remote-controlled computers or bots. These bots have been infected with malware that allows them to be remotely controlled. It’s expensive to set up botnets and this makes them be minimally used in cases of hacking Facebook accounts. Some very popular botnets include spy eye and Zeus.
How to avoid Botnets 
  1. Keep all your software up to date
  2. Ensure that your firewall is always on

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