Facebook account 'hacked'

[googlemad]

I'm not a huge user of Facebook at all however I was informed by a friend yesterday that I suddenly had added a lot of new Muslim friends and they had been posting weird messages on some really old posts.

 

I logged in and indeed that was the case, I had apparently added these had extra friend requests and messages (I didn't read those). In the end I just deactivated the account.

 

Any idea what happened? Seems odd to randomly target me with about 10 friends on there!

[Steve21]

Majority of the time it's either just automated attempts on weak passwords (or already hacked passwords from another site)

 

Or the most common one, clicking one stupid link/app that asks you to login to false page

 

Doesn't really ever look at who it is just automated etc

 

Steve

[elsiegee40]

Or the most common one, clicking one stupid link/app that asks you to login to false page

 

Doesn't really ever look at who it is just automated etc

 

Steve

I agree this is the most common reason. Disabling app platforms within facebook and changing your password is usually enough. However, nerfing your account, as you have done, is effective too!

[rad]

The thing with Facebook is deactivating doesnt work if you log back in again.

https://www.facebook.com/help/214376678584711

[sparkeh]

Deactivated accounts can be reactivated if they managed to get in (happened to me - weak password (I know I know) - and I sent out loads of adverts for sunglasses!?)

 

If you don't want the account then you could actually, properly, irreversibly delete it.

[Geoff]

https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/introducing-login-approvals/10150172618258920