So, I just spent the last two hours on the phone with a friend of mine who’s facebook account was hacked tonight.  Unfortunately, we made a few mistakes that I will talk about in a bit so you don’t do the same.   The interesting thing about this is that it is happening more and more often.  Don’t believe me?  Just Google “my facebook account has been hacked” and see how many thousands of pages come up.  The real disturbing thing is, not only will you find victims– but “how tos” as well.

Now, this of course is to be expected– this is what hackers do.  They see a challenge and rise to it.  Hacking facebook is no different than hacking into school records, medical reports, phishing for bank or credit card info, except that the penalties are not nearly as harsh.  Malicious hackers do it for fun, for the challenge, to prove a point, & in some cases to get a job.  A job you ask?  Really?  Well, if a hacker can prove there is a problem with a system, in many cases they either know the solution or can establish one with little effort.  Companies hire both convicted and “reformed” hackers all the time for security positions.  I recently saw an article on Monster.com with tips on how to make a hacking hobby into a career. Read more…

Jeff H. Internet, Technology Facebook, Hacker, phishing, Social Media