In this post i will show you guys the various methods used by hackers to hack Facebook accounts and how you can protect yourself against these cyber crooks.
This post is only for security purpose don't try any illegal activity with any of this methods here.and i'm just shared these methods to protect our Facebook account from these types of hacking attacks.
Why Are Facebook Accounts Hacked?
Why are Facebook accounts hacked?Â
What motivates individuals to hack into someone else’s Facebook account? Do they earn money or other rewards from this activity? People hack Facebook accounts for various reasons, all of which are fraudulent. Here are some common motives:
Street Work (Yahoo)
Many hackers target older Facebook accounts (3 to 10 years old) instead of creating new ones. They hack these accounts, change the user’s name and personal details, and use them for deceptive activities often referred to as "Yahoo."
Scams
Some hackers use stolen Facebook accounts for scamming purposes. They don't change the account owner's personal details (name, photo, etc.) because they need them to appear legitimate. These hackers contact the victim’s friends, present fraudulent business proposals, and convince them to send money. Trusted friends and family might fall for these scams, while more cautious individuals may try to verify the claims by contacting the supposed account owner directly.
Begging
Another group of hackers uses stolen Facebook accounts to beg for money. They maintain the original details of the account and ask the victim’s contacts for money or loans, often succeeding in fooling distant friends or family members.
Selling Accounts
Some hackers specialize in stealing Facebook accounts to sell them to other hackers. These buyers, often the first group mentioned, prefer older accounts and are willing to pay for them to carry out their fraudulent activities.
 Ways How Hackers Can Hack Facebook Accounts
1. Hack Facebook Account Password By Phishing
Phishing is still the most popular method used for hacking Facebook accounts. There are variety methods to carry out phishing attack. In a simple phishing attacks a hacker creates a fake log in page which exactly looks like the real Facebook page and then asks the victim to log in. Once the victim log in through the fake page the, the victims "Email Address" and "Password" is stored in to a text file, and the hacker then downloads the text file and gets his hands on the victims credentials.
How to Protect yourself from Facebook Phishing
- Never login your facebook account on another computer.
- Always avoid emails that ask you to log in your facebook account in the new tab.
- Never open any spammy links that give by your friend in the message box or by SMS.
- Always use Chrome browser, chrome identifies the phishing page.
- Use Antivirus in your computer.
- Make sure you are on facebook.com and double-check the web address.
2. Hack Facebook Account Password By Keylogging
Keylogging is the easiest way to hack a Facebook password. Keylogging sometimes can be so dangerous that even a person with good knowledge of computers can fall for it. A Keylogger is basically a small program which, once is installed on victim's computer, will record every thing victim types on his/her computer. The logs are then send back to the attacker by either FTP or directly to hackers email address.
3. Stealer's
Almost 80% percent people use stored passwords in their browser to access the Facebook. This is quite convenient, but can sometimes be extremely dangerous. Stealer's are software's specially designed to capture the saved passwords stored in the victims Internet browser.
4. Hack Facebook Account Password By Session Hijacking
Session Hijacking can be often very dangerous if you are accessing Facebook on a http (non secure) connection. In Session Hijacking attack, a hacker steals the victims browser cookie which is used to authenticate the user on a website, and use it to access the victims account. Session hijacking is widely used on LAN, and WiFi connections.
5. Sidejacking With Firesheep
Sidejacking attack went common in late 2010, however it's still popular now a days. Firesheep is widely used to carry out sidejacking attacks. Firesheep only works when the attacker and victim is on the same WiFi network. A sidejacking attack is basically another name for http session hijacking, but it's more targeted towards WiFi users.
6. Mobile Phone Hacking
Millions of Facebook users access Facebook through their mobile phones. In case the hacker can gain access to the victims mobile phone then he can probably gain access to his/her Facebook account. Their are a lots of Mobile Spying software's used to monitor a Cellphone. The most popular Mobile Phone Spying software's are: Mobile Spy, and Spy Phone Gold.
7. DNS Spoofing
If both the victim and attacker are on the same network, an attacker can use a DNS spoofing attack and change the original Facebook page to his own fake page and hence can get access to victims Facebook account.
8. USB Hacking
If an attacker has physical access to your computer, he could just insert a USB programmed with a function to automatically extract saved passwords in the Internet browser.
9. Man In the Middle Attacks
If the victim and attacker are on the same LAN and on a switch based network, a hacker can place himself between the client and the server, or he could act as a default gateway and hence capturing all the traffic in between.
10. Botnets
Botnets are not commonly used for hacking Facebook accounts, because of it's high setup costs. They are used to carry more advanced attacks. A Botnet is basically a collection of compromised computer. The infection process is same as the key logging, however a Botnet gives you additional options for carrying out attacks with the compromised computer. Some of the most popular Botnets include Spyeye and Zeus.
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