Someone is liking vulgar posts from my Facebook ID. Is my account hacked ?

Hey Guys,

It's been a long time I've posted something. (Was busy with Exams :p ). But now I am back with an important issue being raised again & again. Let's See...

One of my follower sent me a message telling the issue he is facing and he was sure that his password is strong and no one has access to his Facebook account.

Then who do you think is the one behind it ?

Let's not give you the answer but instead ask you few questions...

• 1. When some websites ask you to "Login With Facebook" and Then after logging in why don't you have to type in your details like - "Name, email or add picture for display".

• 2. When you play an android game like "Subway Surfers" and then it asks you to connect with Facebook. After logging in, have you ever thought that just by clicking share button on game, how are you able to share your achievement on your account ?

• How is an Autoliker tool giving you likes ? From whose accounts ?

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Unlike all pages at once - Facebook

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 Now let's try to answer

When the user login(s) to the website, it redirects you to the page where it asks for your permissions that you grant to their application

And when you permit the application for the activities it is asking for, it'll be able to operate your account without again asking anything. Even if you are logged out the application will be able to use your account. Here's list of permission and activities that an application can perform from your account without asking you again.

</div> your public profile, friend list, email address, custom friends lists, messages, friend requests, News Feed, relationships, relationship interests, birthday, chat status, notes, work history, status updates, education history, events, groups, home town, interests, current city, Photos, questions, religious and political views, follows and followers, videos, website, personal description, likes, books activity, music activity, news activity, video activity and games activity and your friends' relationships, relationship interests, birthdays, chat statuses, notes, work histories, status updates, education histories, events, groups, hometowns, interests, current cities, photos, questions, religious and political views, follows and followers, videos, websites, personal description, likes, books activity, music activity, news activity, video activity and games activity</div>

Applications can operate your account with your own permission.

Non-trusted applications that takes your permission can 90% takeover your account and perform all the actions. Auto-Likers(HTC SENSE), Fun apps etc. can force you to like other posts or even send friend requests.

How to save my account ?

• First of all we need to take back the permissions from the application.
• Click here to see all applications.
• Find out the untrusted or unwanted ones.
• Click on the application and choose "Remove app".

Now the account is safe and you can undo all actions by choosing the actions you haven't performed. To see the activities performed, Go to the activity log on your profile page.

Hope You liked The Post, Stay Connected ;)

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It's Shopping time. But watch it before you get trapped.

   SHOPPING ADDICTS BE CAREFUL !!! 

Christmas is near. Holidays are near. Great Deals are near. It's the best time for shoppers and the retailers. But unfortunately it's a great time for Cyber Criminals too.

With Black Friday (28th November 2014) and Cyber Monday (1st December 2014) coming up, you need to be more careful while shopping. These are the two very busy shopping days where shoppers spend a lot of their time online.

Every eye will be on retailers to ensure that consumers' online shopping experiences are straightforward and, most importantly, Secure. So, at the major part, retailers need to pay attention to extra security measures in order to prevent themselves from massive data breaches, like Target data breach that occurred last year during the Black Friday sales in which over 40 million Credit & Debit cards were stolen.

To prevent yourselves from getting in a trap like that, you must know about the top scams.

1. COPYCAT & FAKE WEBSITES

In order to get an account holder's financial information, Hackers will try all the ways possible. They might set up a fake site that will just look like a genuine site. They will have fake security seals and will show up high ratings, but in reality they are getting your attention towards them and forcing you to enter your details. So to prevent these type of scams, go for the the famous sites or which are run by some famous company. Most importantly check that the website is running over HTTPS. 

2. PHISHING WEBSITES

This scam is a very famous one. It's like you get an E-mail from somebody with a URL asking you to open and register an account. The advertisement will be very attractive. You open the page. The page just looks like a real site but unfortunately it's not real. The design is same but the source code or the functions defined are different. Once you provide your details, It won't login, Instead It will send your details to the hacker. So to protect these type of attacks, always check the URL of the site you are visiting. And for double check, check the name of the site on GOOGLE search.

3. Gifts Scam

This works in most cases as they attract many people by providing exciting deals. Customers will be given many free coupons and gift vouchers for visiting a page and registering to their site. So, most of the shoppers will get attracted and will want to get the best deals to get free gift or save money. But this free gift will cost very costly. It will take you to a Phishing site or will force you to download some dangerous unwanted Trojans to record your activities... 

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So at last, I just want to conclude that It's time to shop people. Go on. But be smart, be safe. You must expect them anywhere, anytime. :) 

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