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What to Do If Your Facebook Or Twitter Account is Hacked

   Unfortunately, this scenario is a reality for all of us who use social networking -- it's not a matter of IF your Twitter or Facebook account will be hacked, but simply WHEN. I've been on the receiving end of messages from my friends whose accounts have been hacked. The message typically compliments me on some body part or requests me to click on a link to view a video of myself. Also, there are usually a number of misspellings in the message. Be very careful when you get those kinds of messages, even when they are coming from trusted friends who would normally not engage in this type of behavior. Many of the messages are linked to a virus or some type of malware that either infects your computer or will gain access to your account and send all of your friends and followers spammy messages. If you do slip and click on one of these links, pay attention to what your virus scanning software tells you, especially if you get a security warning about a site. If your Twitter account is hacked: 1. Visit Twitter's information page for problem resolution. 2. Log out of Twitter 3. Clear your browser cache (your browsing history and cookies and private info) and close down your browser. For Internet Explorer: Go to Tools -- Internet Options, and then click on the "Delete" button under Browsing History. Check all of the boxes (except InPrivate Filtering data) and click on the "Delete" button. For Firefox: Go to Tools -- Clear Recent History, and then click on the down-arrow next to "Details", check all of the boxes, and select "Everything" for the time range to clear. 4. Open a new browser window, log into Twitter, and change your password.   If you loved this post and you would like to get far more information relating to hack online fb 100% gratis kindly visit our internet site. You can also use the Twitter password reset feature to set a new password before logging in again. 5. Visit your settings page and check your Connections. Revoke access for any third-party application that you don't recognize. 6. Submit a support request to let them know you have taken all of the proper steps to reset your account and to request that your direct messaging capability be restored. You can also include info on any statuses that weren't posted by you in the body of the request. 7. Update your password in all of your third party applications as well. If a third party application (like Facebook, Twitterrific, Twhirl, etc.) is trying to use your old password to access your tweets, it will lock you out of your account. If your Facebook account is hacked: 1. Visit Facebook's information page for problem resolution. 2. If you are still able to access your login email address, then use the "Forgot your password" link to prompt an email from Facebook with a password reset code. If you can't access your account, then use the link above. 3. Clear your browser cache (your browsing history and cookies and private info) and close down your browser as described above. 4. Your account could also have been phished/hacked by a phishing web site, worm, or malicious software. To ensure that all is safe again, refer to the "Warnings" section on Facebook. Take care when using Twitter and Facebook. Trust your intuition, and if something doesn't look or feel right, ignore it or delete it before clicking on it. You will have probably saved yourself hours or headache in trying to restore a hacked account.  

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Secret Social Media Hacks You Want To Try Now - It's Easy If You Do It Smart

   There are always new and exciting updates on social media sites. And here you will get to know about secret social media hacks you want to try now. There are a number of secret social media hacks but here we will discuss some of them for Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and LinkedIn. Instagram Share Instagram Images Elsewhere After Uploading. • Share the image to Twitter or Facebook once uploading it to Instagram. • As we know that you can share the image instantly once you upload it to the Instagram, but you can also go back to any of your images and share an Instagram image. • First of all, decide which Instagram photo in your gallery you want to share. Go to down in the right corner and click on the ellipsis button and select "Share". • The images and caption appear where you can edit what you originally posted on Instagram, so you can do any modification to what has been written before you share it. Then select what social media site you want it to post on and then share it. Yes, it's Done! Take Better Photos without Posting Them Set your phone to Airplane mode and start taking snaps. It will be saved to your phone but it will not get posted instantly to Instagram. It helps you to pick up the best image to be posted on the Instagram. Best Time To Post on Instagram • Have you ever thought what will be the best time to share that tricked out Instagram images? • Well, Iconosquare analyzes your post history and interaction on Instagram and tell you the best time to post Instagram photos. In the event you beloved this short article as well as you would want to get more details relating to hackinstapassword i implore you to pay a visit to the web site. • Moreover, you can also view your most engaged followers, most liked, your new follower and a lot more. Facebook • Just customize What You Share on Facebook and with whom. • Don't want your father to see that photo? Or some post your boss could see? It's quite easy with this simple hack: • Click on the tab to the left of your post and choose "More Options" and Facebook will pop up another page for you. Just enter the name of people you don't want to share your post or images. Download Your Facebook Pictures Pick&Zip app will let you download all your photos and also collect photos you are tagged in. You can also download pictures from Instagram. Hide from Your Annoying Friends? You must have that friend who always started chatting once he/she caught you online. Yes, there is a hack for them. Go offline for a specific list of people you don't want to chat often. Pinterest How to Pin Something from Facebook • Just Click on the Facebook picture you want to pin. • Right-click the image (or control + click on a Mac) and choose "Open Image in new tab" in the drop down menu. • Then you will be able to pin that picture from that particular page. Highlight Text Before Clicking "Pin It When you highlight any text on a page that you want to be pinned and click "Pin it", the text that you highlighted automatically get added to the description box. Twitter Download Your Tweet History • Do you know you can download the tweet history? • Twitter let you request your archive. • Twitter gives you the ability to request your archive. You need to go in Twitter Account Setting for your profile; you will get a little option at the bottom of your page, just click on that. LinkedIn LinkedIn gives you the option to view other's profile without being known as you had viewed his/her profile. You just need to follow these steps: • Just go to "Privacy & Settings" of your profile when you hover over your LinkedIn profile image in the upper right of the page. • Go to the tab "Privacy Controls", and click on the option for "Select what others see when you've viewed their profile" as the option • And select the totally anonymous option, you lose a bit of history, but, it's up to you and why you'd want to surf LinkedIn anonymously. These secret social media hacks will definitely help you do better.  

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Hack Proof Your Facebook Account

   While it is impossible to guarantee your Facebook account won't be hacked you can take some steps to decrease the likelihood of some unscrupulous person gaining access to your account. Facebook is approaching 1 Billion users and as such a lot of information is available through Facebook. You may unwittingly post just enough information for someone to steal your identity, or someone may post on your behalf after gaining access to your account. This post may cause embarrassment, job loss or even legal action. Here are some tips to help prevent the stress that can come with unauthorized access to your account    Stating the obvious: You really should not share your password to any account with anyone. Today you may be on good terms but tomorrow you may not be. It's sad to say but you just never know what people are capable of, especially if they are feeling as though they have been screwed.    Don't reuse passwords: You should never the same password for multiple sites. Reusing a password repeatedly increases the likelihood that someone else will be able to steal your password. There are utilities available that will store and generate passwords for you if you are someone who struggles with the number of passwords you have to remember. One such utility is Keepass. Using Keepass you can generate passwords for everything that requires one. You only have to set a password for Keepass. Everything else is stored in the Keepass database.    Use complex passwords: If you are not using a password generator then use passwords that are a combination of letters (upper and lowercase), numbers and symbols. Do not use common words, birthdays or names. There are tools available that make cracking passwords made up of dictionary words or names very easy.    Turn on https: If you are using http (which is the default setting for Facebook) you are vulnerable to being hacked.   If you adored this post and you would certainly such as to receive additional info concerning hacking-passwords.com/instagram kindly go to the web site. Apps that are readily available for Android devices and computers can gain access to your Facebook account in just a few minutes if they are on the same wireless network as you.    If it's too good to be true, it probably is: If you notice numerous likes for an image, an odd news story of something that seems a little far-fetched it probably is. Clickjacking is rapidly becoming a form of tricking users into revealing personal information about themselves including passwords and other private data. Think before you click.    Turn on log in notification: Facebook has a feature similar to Gmail that sends you a notification whenever someone (hopefully you) logs into your account. Upon successful log in you receive a text message notifying you of the log in. The text message includes instructions on what to do if it was not you that logged in.    Turn on Login Approvals: You can also set Facebook up to require approval of a log in. When someone (hopefully you) attempts to log in a text message with a verification code is sent to you. The person attempting to log in has to enter the verification code in order to continue.    Check to see active sessions: Check the active sessions for activity that looks suspicious. If you take a look and notice log ins from countries other than the one you live in your account has been compromised and you should change your password immediately. Be careful though. If you use Facebook mobile the activity may not show up locally because the IP address is not provided by your ISP.    All of these settings (and some others) can be managed by clicking on the upside down triangle next to home then going to Account Settings>Security. Until next post... safe browsing!  

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How I Recovered a Hacked Facebook Page

   You always hear about people's Facebook accounts getting hacked, and often see the consequences of it (constant event invites to random sales with dodgy links). However after working around social media for so long I always thought I'd seen it all, and wouldn't be fooled like so many others before me. So when I got hacked and had a Facebook page with 25k followers stolen from me, I was left feeling like a true sucker. But I got it back, and actually found a friend in a guy who had taken me to hell and back, from a country I'd never even heard of. It starts fairly typical of any hack story you'll find on Yahoo! Answers or on the Facebook community boards. I woke up very early on Wednesday morning to check my pride and joy, a Facebook page I'd organically grown to 25k followers in the space of 2 months. However, I was on alert as I discovered the following message in my inbox, posted by "Facebook Pages": "Dear Facebook user, After reviewing your page activity, it was determined that you were in violation of our Terms of Service. Your account might be permanently suspended. If you think this is a mistake, please verify your account on the link below. This would indicate that your Page does not have a violation on our Terms of Service. We will immediately review your account activity, and we will notify you again via email. Verify your account at the link below: =============================== **insert dodgy link here** =============================== Thanks for being part of Facebook Community. " I gave this a quick skim and believed it to be legit, partly because I was half asleep, and partly because I definitely had infringed copyright laws with a few of my posts. Looking back I should have noticed the grammatical errors or checked the profile that the message came from (which was a blatant fake) but nonetheless I clicked through to the link, which took me through to the page below. Facebook phishing Without thinking twice about it I entered my details, which directed me back to Facebook's help page. I then messaged the phony "Facebook Pages" profile from my page to tell them that it was done, and that I was waiting to be reviewed. Feeling like I'd sorted the issue, I left the page and got ready for work, promising to check out how the review had gone before I left for the day. After getting ready I went to log into my Facebook account but was having no luck. I tried my details again only to notice that it wasn't my password that was incorrect, but my email address. In fact, it was saying that my email address was not registered with any Facebook account. I was perplexed but tried again, this time logging in with the email Facebook provides on default (Username@Facebook.com). This got me in, and it was at this point that I knew there were some serious issues. Facebook had informed me that somebody in another region had tried to access my page. They'd done more than that.. this hacker had actually got complete access to my account, and proceeded to change the email address to a spammy looking Gmail account. Not only this, they'd posted porn images on a bunch of local pages from my account, sent several friend requests and, to my dismay, removed my admin status from my beloved Facebook page. I was freaking out majorly, and for a number of reasons. My page was a big deal, but the account was also linked to my credit card and PayPal accounts, not to mention the probability of getting temporarily banned for posting porn everywhere. I messaged the page a few times and got ignored, posted to the wall and got banned, and after not hearing from Facebook support I'd pretty much conceded defeat. However before I gave up I thought I'd talk in a language we all understand: Tom: I'll pay you for the page back. Just name your price and I'll pay it. Hacker: $1000 Success! No way was I prepared to pay that kind of money, but at least the hacker had recognised me. I just had to keep him talking, get him to understand what he'd put me through: Tom: Sure, just send me your PayPal details. USD yeah? Hacker: You can send me via westerunion or moneygram Just the fact that they said 'me' seemed to change the conversation. This wasn't a robot, there was real human being behind this, probably somebody who could be reasoned with. Tom: Would you consider being a nice guy and just giving it back? I worked very hard on the page Tom: You're from Europe yes? What good is this page to you? No response for 12 hours, it was time to bait him: Tom: Just send me your details and we'll make the arrangement. Money gram please Hacker: okey Hacker: i will send you details just in case Hacker: you are a nice guy too but man i need some monney even if you don`t send me 1000$..at least 300$ talk to you later Tom: Don't we all need money. I was going to sell this page soon anyways. Hacker: Can I trust you? Tom: Trust me in what way? Hacker: I actually post stuff on pages I get. But this seems that you really give much time on it. Hacker: When can you send me the money? Tom: I could do it immediately. But how can I ensure you'll give me ownership back? Hacker: You will have my word. First I make you editor. Add me and I'll make you editor right now. Next thing I see a friend request pop up from a name I won't mention, but could barely pronounce. The display picture was of a pretty girl looking away from the camera. Considering their last status update was back in 2012 I concluded this was fake. Hacker (now using fake profile): When should I post on your page? I will only post once a day Tom: What's your site? Let me have a look at your content Once he sent through his site I knew that I was dealing with a pro hacker, but an amateur online marketer. It was poorly designed, had spelling and grammatical errors everywhere, and the fact that the visitor counter he'd installed was still in double digits was proof that it wasn't doing too well. He gave me back editor controls of my Facebook page (I could post but not do much else), which was a start, but I continued to go in with a soft approach: Tom: Can you make a comedy post?(it's a comedy fan page) Then we post that one first, and slowly just post all kinds of stuff Hacker: I thought you had money:P. Lol. Tom: What do you mean? Here is more information in regards to hack online fb 100% gratis have a look at the website. Hacker: I mean, I don't really have the life you have. Tom: Where are you from? Hacker: Kosovo Tom: Ah Pardon my ignorance, but I'd never heard of Kosovo before. I've barely travelled outside of Australia, and have never been to Europe. I quickly read up on it on Wikipedia to discover Kosovo's brief history - it had only been a country as of 2008, when it had unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. According to Wikipedia Kosovo was known to be "Extremely vulnerable to organised crime and thus to money laundering", so everything was starting to make sense. Hacker: just send me 200$ i will give this page to you I sensed that there was somewhat of a power shift taking place. The site he showed me was struggling, which was why he had proceeded to hack other pages.. in a way to grab some quick traffic. Tom: Hey listen but, if you start posting on this page you'll currently get no interaction, nobody will click man the base is too small, you might get 10 clicks tops a post. Hacker: This isn't the first page I use for posting. I know what I'm doing on this Tom: Man I own my own content site, similar to yours. There's a reason I haven't posted yet.. the base is too small it'll just destroy the page. Hacker: oh Tom: If we grow this page we can make money. Off affiliate deals and off your website's AdSense Tom: I'll split it with you. Just let me continue to grow the page From this point on the subject matter of the conversation completely changed. He asked one more time for money, but it became more an opportunity for him to pick my brain, to learn more about growing a website. I showed him blogs of mine and gave him advice on what he can do for his page. In the space of about 10 minutes this clever, manipulative hacker became like a kindergartener on his first day of school, soaking into his brain everything I was throwing at him. Tom: Do you ever get content ideas from reddit? Hacker: Whats reddit Tom: Omg really? Man, this will help you more than any money I could give you. Hacker: I will not even think of removing you from your fan page or something Hacker: I just learnd something. And that's good. Hacker: Btw thanks for sharing We went on about content strategies, SEO, etc for a while, but I had a few more questions to ask him. This was so fascinating to me, I'd never been hacked, let alone got the chance to communicate with a hacker. Tom: How many pages have you hacked? Hacker: Hundreds man. Tom: What's the largest Hacker: 600k Hacker: But don't say hacked lol sounds stupid Tom: What's your actual name? Hacker: Elvir Elvir was opening up, and he proceeded to tell me more about himself. He's a 22 year old economics student, trying to make money of websites in his spare time. He still had a.blogspot domain which he wanted to change but he couldn't afford a domain, and he wasn't getting enough traffic to generate AdSense revenue. We continued talking for the next 2 days sporadically. He'd ask me various questions around online marketing, while I was trying to get to know more about him. At this point I thought it was time to see if I'd completely reimbursed him. Tom: hey can you make me admin? i need to add my account so i can post vid again. Hacker: I make you admin now. (and he did) Hacker: But I really need that help from you Once I got admin status back I quickly deleted him off the page, changed all my login details and made a new account to manage the page (just in case he could get back in). Despite this however we still talk a few times a week, usually when he wants advice on how to write a headline, or how he should fix his page design. I actually even sent him over some money for a domain on a $15 prepaid credit card, which he was thrilled about. I know that most situations don't end as positively as this - it sounds like nearly everybody who has their Facebook page hacked virtually loses it for good, and Facebook doesn't try to help out in the slightest. But it made me learn that there's still a human element, a vulnerability if you will, in everyone. What started out as one of my scariest online experiences actually turned into something of fascination, and my experiences with Elvir in Kosovo sure went a way into affirming that's there a little bit of good (and evil) in all of us.  

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Staying In Control Of Your Facebook Account

There is nothing worse than logging into your Facebook account and seeing that someone has changed your status, or has changed your personal information. Most of the time it is the result of your friend going on to your account when you left it unattended. However, if someone were to hack into your account, it could result in serious consequences. Be Aware Of Suspicious Links If someone sends you a message, or a chat box pops up with a link, you shouldn't just click on it. Consider your source and whether or not you would normally get a message like that from this person. If a friend you haven't talked to in six months sends you a message talking about a great deal they got on their new phone, it is probably a spam link. Clicking on that link will only infect your computer. Have A Strong Password Don't come up with something like "password" or "1234" as your password. Hackers know that these are common passwords and will try those first. Use something that will protect your account better like using a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. A combination of uppercase and lowercase letters helps as well. Choose Your Friends Carefully If you don't know who is sending a friend request, you should most likely ignore it. Facebook will tell you if you have friends in common, so you can get an idea if this is a stranger, or maybe a friend of a friend. This should also enable you to realize if a business associate, or colleague, is trying to friend you if you don't recognize the name at first. Accepting a friend request from a total stranger can open you up to hacking. Log Out While online hacking can be dangerous, you don't want to leave your Facebook page open if you aren't using it.   If you loved this short article and you would such as to obtain more facts regarding hackinstapassword kindly go to our web-site. The best case scenario is that your friend posts and embarrassing status update, but leaving it open in public, or around strangers, can open yourself up to hacking and viruses. Be safe and log out if you aren't actually using your account. Your Facebook page can affect your reputation whether you want to think so or not. Someone could mistake a spam post for a legitimate message and think you are being malicious. If this happens to be your boss, or a valued contact, that can hurt your career. Be safe and make sure you take steps to secure your Facebook page.  

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How to Secure Your Facebook Account Better

   You may probably have heard or encountered Facebook already, and who doesn't? The networking Internet phenomenon has become one of the largest and most-accessed in the Web, and it has defined what social media and networking is all about. People often use it as an extension of their lives, posting in it their everyday whereabouts and happenings. However, with its millions of users comes the threat of unscrupulous and sleazy individuals who would like to trick you into accessing your account and with it your sensitive personal information. Fortunately, Facebook has various attributes that help secure your personal webpage from hacking attempts the same way that an antivirus program helps protect your computer. Account protection has been the main concern for social networking sites such as Facebook. For computer experts and website operators, this article is intended to show some of the more enhanced security attributes that one can use to better safeguard his or her account in Facebook. If you're ready to find more about Hack Twitter Account look at the web-page. One prominent and prevalent way in which hackers can gain access into your personal Facebook account is through "sniffing." This is done when a hacker "sniffs" or traces out your data as it travels through a local area network or into the Web, or is transmitted via WiFi or other wireless connections. This method is similar to that employed by malware that infect a computer and then steal its user's personal information and preferences; such malware can easily be dealt with with the help of an antivirus. To counter this method, Facebook has an encryption utility that will encode your personal data such as your identification and account password before it passes them on to the network server. If you want to use this utility, click on "Account Settings," then click on "Security," then enable the "Secure Browsing" feature. By turning it on, you web page will transform from the normal "http://" line to the more secure "https://" configuration. Another way to better secure your Facebook personal webpage is by tagging your cellphone on to it. This method is by far the most effective that you can use to safeguard your Facebook personal account and shield it from any intrusive attempts. Imagine that someone did manage to squirrel away your Facebook identification and password and is now trying to log in to your personal account from another computer. The website will first notify you through your cellphone about this event and if you confirm that you did not initiate the action, Facebook will bar this log-in attempt even if it appears to be using your very own identification and account password. You can turn this advanced Facebook security attribute on by going again to "Account Settings," then click on "Security," then enable "Login Notifications" and check the box besides "Text message/Push notification." The two methods described above are the principal ways in which you can protect your Facebook page from hacking attacks. However, hackers are beginning to utilize even more creative ways to get around your account security system. One of these ways is by using various social engineering approaches to collect personal information from you Facebook page. The hackers can mine other family members, relatives, friends and other Facebook acquaintances of any information that you may have shared with them. The data might reveal things about your work or occupation, research field and others, so you must always treat these kinds of data as sensitive and not to be revealed to anyone. Other ways in which you can better secure your Facebook page is by employing a potent privacy and access policy, ignoring mysterious or unidentified persons who would try to befriend you or ask you to add them as your Facebook "friends," keeping your personal Facebook data from the public or sharing them only with those whom you can absolutely trust, and refraining from sharing your Facebook page and using it for purposes such as for research and others. One last method that you can use is by having an effective antivirus solution installed in your PC or laptop. The antiviral program must have a ready and up-to-date firewall application that will constantly scan your network connections for potential malware. It must also protect you from keystroke recording and be able to deter rear-entry attempts. Also, you need to have the latest version of your computer system running; if not, get the latest patches and updates to help you remedy this situation.  

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How to Prevent Your Twitter Account From Being Hacked!

   Every day I am seeing more and more people who's Twitter accounts have been compromised and start sending out Direct Message spam to your followers, who then become infected some may say hacked although this isn't entirely true. Here is how your account is being compromised and how to prevent it from happening, please forward or tweet this article on, the more of you that know how to prevent this from happening the quicker we as a community can bring a halt to it. The attack is a confidence trick and works in two parts. Part 1 - The people I follow and follow me I trust. An already compromised account sends you a direct message that looks something like one of these. hah. this you? wow. look at this Whats your IQ or variations on the above themes they all have one thing in common, they aren't specific to you!! That is a big clue a real message wouldn't be so short and would contain more information or a comment from the person sending it to you. The URL used is also odd and not a Bit.ly or Tiny.url that 99.999% of twitter users use another clue the message isn't genuine. Part 2 - It looks like Twitter.com so it must be Twitter! The second part of the confidence trick involves the URL added to the tweet (I removed them from the above examples to protect you) When you click the link believing you are about to see a video of yourself or take an "IQ test" you are presented with a duplicate of Twitter.com. Your first instinct is to consider what you see to be the truth if it looks like Twitter.com it must be Twitter right? Wrong! A nasty scammer has made a duplicate of the twitter site but is hosting it on their own server when you login they copy your Twitter / Username and password and forward you on to the real twitter.com. Your none the wiser maybe a little confused as to where the "IQ test" went but will probably pass it off as a glitch and think nothing more of it. Your now part of the problem and sending fakes messages to your followers and the cycle starts all over again! Stop the rot, don't click the link! OK so now we know how it happens how to prevent yourself getting caught out is really simple, don't click the link in the first place. If you get a DM with a link in it DM the person back and double check they really sent it. When you have any inquiries relating to wherever and the best way to work with Hack Twitter Account Real, you possibly can contact us from the website. This is especially true if you weren't expecting a link from that person or have had little contact with them for a while. Remember this attack can only work if users keep clicking the links and entering their details into these fake twitter sites, help your followers and help the Twittersphere be extra careful with links sent to you via Direct Messages. The alternative is damage to your brand as your account infects more and more of your followers. If your account has been compromised change your password or request a password reset from the Twitter support site.  

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What to Do If You're the Victim of a Hacked Email, Facebook or Twitter Account

      If you've been the victim of a hacked email, Facebook or Twitter account, you may be in for more than some simple annoyances and spam. Hacked emails could mean that the hackers have more personal information than you realize - including your online bills, shopping sites and banking information. (If you haven't changed your Facebook, Twitter or email password in a while, let this article be the stimulus you need.)

Luckily there are a few steps you can take in order to put a stop to any further damage, and perhaps recover your information along the way. 1. Contact your account providers. Check your email and social media sites for their "help" or "Contact Us" pages: they all have them. Most providers like Google, Yahoo! and Hotmail have directions for how to change your email password. 2. Contact your bank. If you make any online purchases, contacting your bank should be the next step. You should also contact your credit card companies, even if you don't use them online. It's not difficult for hackers to find that information once they have your banking information. 3. Contact your friends, family and employer. If you use your personal email to keep in touch with your loved ones or your boss, sending a quick "my email was hacked" note may help you avoid problems later. You may also want to post a message on your Twitter or Facebook accounts. Remember, too, that a hacked email isn't the end all, be all. Any online community you belong to should be notified that your accounts are compromised. That includes online gaming communities, employment sites like Monster.com and LinkedIn.com, and any site where you post pictures or share ideas. (Pinterest comes to mind.) Changing Your Email Password - and Other Precautions Writer Mat Honan is famous in the hacking world. That's because when he was wiped out by hacker, he found out that the hacker had simply asked for the information - not stolen it. If you're lucky enough not to have experienced being hacked, there are some steps you can take to avoid putting yourself in danger of losing all of your information like Honan did. Change your email passwords - now. Learn how to change your email passwords in case you need to do it again. Change your social networking passwords so that they're not the same as your email password. Make sure to enable secondary precautions, like adding a secondary email account or a mobile phone number to your accounts. To check out more regarding Ig Recovery Tool look at our own internet site. Purchase a virus protection system; it could catch potential viruses designed to grab your information off of your hard drive. Don't save your banking information on shopping sites: the last four digits of your credit card may be all a hacker needs. Delete every account you're no longer using. If you're like most people, your online life goes back at least ten years. Get rid of anything you don't use. Save everything on backup storage. You can invest in a secondary hard drive or an offsite storage facility to keep your pictures, document and music safe. Encrypt your data so that hackers can't read it. An ounce of prevention goes a long way. You don't have to follow every step listed here (although you'll be safer if you do), but taking steps now to avoid falling victim to identity theft is always a bright idea.  

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Hack Proof Your Facebook Account

While it is impossible to guarantee your Facebook account won't be hacked you can take some steps to decrease the likelihood of some unscrupulous person gaining access to your account. Facebook is approaching 1 Billion users and as such a lot of information is available through Facebook. You may unwittingly post just enough information for someone to steal your identity, or someone may post on your behalf after gaining access to your account. This post may cause embarrassment, job loss or even legal action. Here are some tips to help prevent the stress that can come with unauthorized access to your account    Stating the obvious: You really should not share your password to any account with anyone.   If you have any questions pertaining to where and just how to utilize Facebook Hack Online, you could contact us at the web-site. Today you may be on good terms but tomorrow you may not be. It's sad to say but you just never know what people are capable of, especially if they are feeling as though they have been screwed.    Don't reuse passwords: You should never the same password for multiple sites. Reusing a password repeatedly increases the likelihood that someone else will be able to steal your password. There are utilities available that will store and generate passwords for you if you are someone who struggles with the number of passwords you have to remember. One such utility is Keepass. Using Keepass you can generate passwords for everything that requires one. You only have to set a password for Keepass. Everything else is stored in the Keepass database.     Use complex passwords: If you are not using a password generator then use passwords that are a combination of letters (upper and lowercase), numbers and symbols. Do not use common words, birthdays or names. There are tools available that make cracking passwords made up of dictionary words or names very easy.    Turn on https: If you are using http (which is the default setting for Facebook) you are vulnerable to being hacked. Apps that are readily available for Android devices and computers can gain access to your Facebook account in just a few minutes if they are on the same wireless network as you.    If it's too good to be true, it probably is: If you notice numerous likes for an image, an odd news story of something that seems a little far-fetched it probably is. Clickjacking is rapidly becoming a form of tricking users into revealing personal information about themselves including passwords and other private data. Think before you click.    Turn on log in notification: Facebook has a feature similar to Gmail that sends you a notification whenever someone (hopefully you) logs into your account. Upon successful log in you receive a text message notifying you of the log in. The text message includes instructions on what to do if it was not you that logged in.    Turn on Login Approvals: You can also set Facebook up to require approval of a log in. When someone (hopefully you) attempts to log in a text message with a verification code is sent to you. The person attempting to log in has to enter the verification code in order to continue.    Check to see active sessions: Check the active sessions for activity that looks suspicious. If you take a look and notice log ins from countries other than the one you live in your account has been compromised and you should change your password immediately. Be careful though. If you use Facebook mobile the activity may not show up locally because the IP address is not provided by your ISP.    All of these settings (and some others) can be managed by clicking on the upside down triangle next to home then going to Account Settings>Security. Until next post... safe browsing!  

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What to Do If Your Facebook Or Twitter Account is Hacked

Unfortunately, this scenario is a reality for all of us who use social networking -- it's not a matter of IF your Twitter or Facebook account will be hacked, but simply WHEN. I've been on the receiving end of messages from my friends whose accounts have been hacked. The message typically compliments me on some body part or requests me to click on a link to view a video of myself. Also, there are usually a number of misspellings in the message. Be very careful when you get those kinds of messages, even when they are coming from trusted friends who would normally not engage in this type of behavior. Many of the messages are linked to a virus or some type of malware that either infects your computer or will gain access to your account and send all of your friends and followers spammy messages. If you do slip and click on one of these links, pay attention to what your virus scanning software tells you, especially if you get a security warning about a site. If your Twitter account is hacked: 1. Visit Twitter's information page for problem resolution. 2. Log out of Twitter 3. Clear your browser cache (your browsing history and cookies and private info) and close down your browser. For Internet Explorer: Go to Tools -- Internet Options, and then click on the "Delete" button under Browsing History. Check all of the boxes (except InPrivate Filtering data) and click on the "Delete" button. For Firefox: Go to Tools -- Clear Recent History, and then click on the down-arrow next to "Details", check all of the boxes, and select "Everything" for the time range to clear. 4. Open a new browser window, log into Twitter, and change your password. You can also use the Twitter password reset feature to set a new password before logging in again. 5. Visit your settings page and check your Connections. Revoke access for any third-party application that you don't recognize. 6. Submit a support request to let them know you have taken all of the proper steps to reset your account and to request that your direct messaging capability be restored. You can also include info on any statuses that weren't posted by you in the body of the request. 7. Update your password in all of your third party applications as well. If a third party application (like Facebook, Twitterrific, Twhirl, etc.) is trying to use your old password to access your tweets, it will lock you out of your account. If your Facebook account is hacked: 1. Visit Facebook's information page for problem resolution. 2. If you are still able to access your login email address, then use the "Forgot your password" link to prompt an email from Facebook with a password reset code. If you can't access your account, then use the link above. 3. Clear your browser cache (your browsing history and cookies and private info) and close down your browser as described above. 4. Your account could also have been phished/hacked by a phishing web site, worm, or malicious software. To ensure that all is safe again, refer to the "Warnings" section on Facebook. Take care when using Twitter and Facebook. Trust your intuition, and if something doesn't look or feel right, ignore it or delete it before clicking on it.   If you adored this write-up and you would certainly like to obtain more facts regarding Hack Twitter Account Real kindly visit the web page. You will have probably saved yourself hours or headache in trying to restore a hacked account.  

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An Overview on Ethical Hacking

Does the word hacking scare you? Ironically it is hacking but legal hacking that is doing us good. If this is your first article on hacking then surely you will get some potential insight on hacking after reading this. My article gives a simple overview on ethical hackers. The term ethical hacker came into surface in the late 1970s when the government of United States of America hired groups of experts called 'red teams' to hack its own hardware and software system. Hackers are cyber criminals or online computer criminals that practice illegal hacking. They penetrate into the security system of a computer network to fetch or extract information. Technology and internet facilitated the birth and growth of network evils like virus, anti-virus, hacking and ethical hacking.   If you liked this article so you would like to be given more info about Instagram Hack Online please visit the website. Hacking is a practice of modification of a computer hardware and software system. Illegal breaking of a computer system is a criminal offence. Recently a spurt in hacking of computer systems has opened up several courses on ethical hacking. A 'white hat' hacker is a moral hacker who runs penetration testing and intrusion testing. Ethical hacking is legally hacking a computer system and penetrating into its database. It aims to secure the loopholes and breaches in the cyber-security system of a company. Legal hacking experts are usually Certified Ethical Hackers who are hired to prevent any potential threat to the computer security system or network. Courses for ethical hacking have become widely popular and many are taking it up as a serious profession. Ethical hacking courses have gathered huge responses all over the world. The moral hacking experts run several programs to secure the network systems of companies. A moral hacker has legal permission to breach the software system or the database of a company. The company that allows a probe into its security system must give a legal consent to the moral hacking school in writing. Moral hackers only look into the security issues of the company and aim to secure the breaches in the system. The school of moral hackers runs vulnerability assessment to mend loopholes in the internal computer network. They also run software security programs as a preventive measure against illegal hacking Legal hacking experts detect security weakness in a system which facilitates the entry for online cyber criminals. They conduct these tests mainly to check if the hardware and software programs are effective enough to prevent any unauthorized entry. The moral experts conduct this test by replicating a cyber attack on the network in order to understand how strong it is against any network intrusion. The vulnerability test must be done on a regular basis or annually. The company must keep a comprehensive record of the findings and checking for further reference in the future.  

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How to Secure Your Facebook Account Better

You may probably have heard or encountered Facebook already, and who doesn't? The networking Internet phenomenon has become one of the largest and most-accessed in the Web, and it has defined what social media and networking is all about. People often use it as an extension of their lives, posting in it their everyday whereabouts and happenings. However, with its millions of users comes the threat of unscrupulous and sleazy individuals who would like to trick you into accessing your account and with it your sensitive personal information. Fortunately, Facebook has various attributes that help secure your personal webpage from hacking attempts the same way that an antivirus program helps protect your computer. Account protection has been the main concern for social networking sites such as Facebook. For computer experts and website operators, this article is intended to show some of the more enhanced security attributes that one can use to better safeguard his or her account in Facebook. One prominent and prevalent way in which hackers can gain access into your personal Facebook account is through "sniffing." This is done when a hacker "sniffs" or traces out your data as it travels through a local area network or into the Web, or is transmitted via WiFi or other wireless connections. This method is similar to that employed by malware that infect a computer and then steal its user's personal information and preferences; such malware can easily be dealt with with the help of an antivirus. To counter this method, Facebook has an encryption utility that will encode your personal data such as your identification and account password before it passes them on to the network server. If you want to use this utility, click on "Account Settings," then click on "Security," then enable the "Secure Browsing" feature. By turning it on, you web page will transform from the normal "http://" line to the more secure "https://" configuration. Another way to better secure your Facebook personal webpage is by tagging your cellphone on to it. This method is by far the most effective that you can use to safeguard your Facebook personal account and shield it from any intrusive attempts. Imagine that someone did manage to squirrel away your Facebook identification and password and is now trying to log in to your personal account from another computer. The website will first notify you through your cellphone about this event and if you confirm that you did not initiate the action, Facebook will bar this log-in attempt even if it appears to be using your very own identification and account password. You can turn this advanced Facebook security attribute on by going again to "Account Settings," then click on "Security," then enable "Login Notifications" and check the box besides "Text message/Push notification." The two methods described above are the principal ways in which you can protect your Facebook page from hacking attacks.   If you treasured this article and you also would like to collect more info concerning HPS generously visit our internet site. However, hackers are beginning to utilize even more creative ways to get around your account security system. One of these ways is by using various social engineering approaches to collect personal information from you Facebook page. The hackers can mine other family members, relatives, friends and other Facebook acquaintances of any information that you may have shared with them. The data might reveal things about your work or occupation, research field and others, so you must always treat these kinds of data as sensitive and not to be revealed to anyone. Other ways in which you can better secure your Facebook page is by employing a potent privacy and access policy, ignoring mysterious or unidentified persons who would try to befriend you or ask you to add them as your Facebook "friends," keeping your personal Facebook data from the public or sharing them only with those whom you can absolutely trust, and refraining from sharing your Facebook page and using it for purposes such as for research and others. One last method that you can use is by having an effective antivirus solution installed in your PC or laptop. The antiviral program must have a ready and up-to-date firewall application that will constantly scan your network connections for potential malware. It must also protect you from keystroke recording and be able to deter rear-entry attempts. Also, you need to have the latest version of your computer system running; if not, get the latest patches and updates to help you remedy this situation.  

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Hacking in Cyberspace

Did know you that your normal, everyday e-mail could be viewed and read by practically anyone on the Internet? It's like someone reading your personal mail without asking. Recently security on the Internet has received a lot of attention in the Press. The exploits of various "hackers" and the heroic efforts of the people who track and capture them have grown to soap operatic proportions. This is not without reason. As more and more companies and services come online, the risk and the potential damage of security breaches increases. As the number of appealing targets grows, so does the number of hackers. The number of poorly administered servers on the Internet is staggering. Blatant security holes, bugs from old software that system administrators have failed to update, and compromised file systems are scattered all over the world. One weak server on the Internet is a danger to all servers; if a hacker can attack and take over one system, he or she can use it as a base to launch attacks on other systems. The most important thing for hacker is hiding their trail. The more systems hackers can conquer, the harder it becomes to trace them. It is very important that everyone on the Internet spend some time shoring up their systems. It is a simple fact of life that robbery, decryption, and embezzlement exists in our societies. It is only natural that this human trait will carry over to cyberspace. The Internet is a dangerous place. Just as it isn't always perfectly safe to go to the ATM machine alone at night, it isn't always perfectly safe to send a credit card number electronically. How safe the transaction actually is depends on the amount of time and effort we (both the customer and the vendor) spend protecting ourselves. We have lot of naive Internet users who think all thy have to do is get connected to the Internet, get an e-mail address, and all is wonderful … The people who are selling the Internet are basically selling vacation land with beachfront property, and lot of people are buying it. They think it's a great investment. But when they show up, it's got alligators, it's underwater, and there's yellow fever. Any user of the Internet can be a victim of crime. A lot of people are breaking into lot of systems. They are looking for information. An obvious symptom of intrusion is a change in login time showing your computer use when you were nowhere near your computer. Or, you might notice that a broad array of your files have been tampered with. Perhaps the system's memory space has been changed or somebody is sending e-mails on your behalf by using e-mail address. If you have any type of inquiries relating to where and how you can make use of Instagram Hacker, you could contact us at our own web site. Crackers, as they have come to known, are the people who are exploiting the security laxity on the Internet. They are high-tech criminals who enter systems through networks to do damage. Crackers may be thought as the malicious cousins of computer hackers. Although they're not angels, hackers do not get a thrill out of breaking into someone else's computer and gobbling up information like crackers; they simply are people who are crazy about learning computer systems from top to bottom. Crackers, on the other hand, have gone from snooping for the thrill of it to exploiting the privacy of others for monetary gain. Their crimes include financial theft, software or hardware theft, and sabotage. As more people connected to the Internet, crackers are creating some real problems. Old-fashioned scam artists have also been targeting the personal computer users. Be wary of online requests for personal information such as credit card members. As use of the Internet has expanded, people are finding the Internet being used for more traditional offences such as fraud. An example? Send me a cheque and I'll send you a product. You send the cheque and the product never arrives. Law enforcement authorities believe system break-ins often go unreported because companies and individuals fear embarrassment or believe reporting an incident could give crackers information to help them break in again. A large number of victims never report they've had a problem. If they recognize it, they don't want to admit it. And can you imagine going up to your nearest police station saying, "Inspector, inspector, somebody hacked into my computer!". A lot of people committing crime are taking advantage of the Internet. The nature of the network enables them to go to an area where none of this is against the law. Some of this occurs in one thousandth of a second. A typical investigation takes one and a half years. But in one-thousandth of a second, a cracker may have gone through four countries and stolen top-secret information. Annual computer crimes are difficult to estimate – one billion to five billion per year? Nobody has a clue. One problem with tracking crime on the Internet is that there's no central clearing house for reporting crimes. The forgery and counterfeiting of business documents, cheques, entertainment and transportation tickets, stocks and bonds, coupons, licenses, birth certificates, passports, academic transcripts, job applications, and even monetary currency, can now be accomplished with nearly total perfection. Governments are stealing business secrets through professional espionage agents and even malicious teenage crackers. They are using moles or informants in addition to the traditional methods of extracting information from unsuspecting business employees. A wide variety of safeguards are needed to combat these new crimes.    

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An Overview on Ethical Hacking

Does the word hacking scare you? Ironically it is hacking but legal hacking that is doing us good. If this is your first article on hacking then surely you will get some potential insight on hacking after reading this. My article gives a simple overview on ethical hackers. The term ethical hacker came into surface in the late 1970s when the government of United States of America hired groups of experts called 'red teams' to hack its own hardware and software system. Hackers are cyber criminals or online computer criminals that practice illegal hacking. They penetrate into the security system of a computer network to fetch or extract information. Technology and internet facilitated the birth and growth of network evils like virus, anti-virus, hacking and ethical hacking. Hacking is a practice of modification of a computer hardware and software system. Illegal breaking of a computer system is a criminal offence. Recently a spurt in hacking of computer systems has opened up several courses on ethical hacking. In case you have virtually any concerns with regards to in which and the way to utilize Hack Instagram Online, you'll be able to e-mail us with our own website. A 'white hat' hacker is a moral hacker who runs penetration testing and intrusion testing. Ethical hacking is legally hacking a computer system and penetrating into its database. It aims to secure the loopholes and breaches in the cyber-security system of a company. Legal hacking experts are usually Certified Ethical Hackers who are hired to prevent any potential threat to the computer security system or network. Courses for ethical hacking have become widely popular and many are taking it up as a serious profession. Ethical hacking courses have gathered huge responses all over the world. The moral hacking experts run several programs to secure the network systems of companies. A moral hacker has legal permission to breach the software system or the database of a company. The company that allows a probe into its security system must give a legal consent to the moral hacking school in writing. Moral hackers only look into the security issues of the company and aim to secure the breaches in the system. The school of moral hackers runs vulnerability assessment to mend loopholes in the internal computer network. They also run software security programs as a preventive measure against illegal hacking Legal hacking experts detect security weakness in a system which facilitates the entry for online cyber criminals. They conduct these tests mainly to check if the hardware and software programs are effective enough to prevent any unauthorized entry. The moral experts conduct this test by replicating a cyber attack on the network in order to understand how strong it is against any network intrusion. The vulnerability test must be done on a regular basis or annually. The company must keep a comprehensive record of the findings and checking for further reference in the future.    

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Protect Your Accounts From Hacking

What does Sarah Palin, Paris Hilton, Facebook, and the Pentagon have in common? They have all been hacked. Don't be fooled by thinking hackers aim for only high profile targets. Hacking of personal data is on the rise and not many of us are safe. Reports of hackers breaking into personal email and social networking accounts such as Facebook and Twitter have increased sharply over the past few years. What is hacking? Hacking is a blanket term used to describe when someone has gained unauthorized access to your email account, computer, network, or online security system. Essentially, its like breaking and entering but on your computer using the internet. In case you cherished this post as well as you desire to get guidance about Hack Instagram Onlinekindly pay a visit to our own web page. How does hacking work? Is hacking easy? On a basic level, hacking is not a difficult task. More people have gained the skills to perform the steps needed to gain unauthorized access your accounts and steal information. For example, stealing a Facebook or email password and ID to gain access to someone's personal data is essentially hacking. Many hackers simply guess your password. It is well known that sadly most people use 1234 and "password" as a password on their email accounts. Your email address is seen as a gateway to your private online information so this is often the target of most hackers. More sophisticated methods are used for stealing someone's information. Phishing, Spam, Trojan Horses, and Spyware are all common was for online criminals to get into your accounts. There are also extremely sophisticated hacking methods that I cannot explain and probably most people lack the vocabulary to understand. These hackers break even the most extreme security measures of corporations and governments. How can you protect yourself against hacking? There is only one answer to this question. You should beef up your security online. This is not a difficult task at all. The first step you should take is creating strong passwords for all your email accounts. A strong password is a long random sequence of letters, numbers and any "special character". An example of a special character would be @ or & sign. You might want to use Microsoft's free password strength checker: Another way to increase your online security is to have adequate spyware protection. If you are have no idea what program you need, there are tons of excellent software already installed on Windows that will protect you. However, Microsoft's Security Essentials may require a download or upgrade for earlier version of Windows. Also practice common sense, avoid pages with malicious software, be careful about giving out personal data to websites. Don't click on links from emails of unknown origin. Also upgrade your Spam protector in your email account. Your internet browser shows a padlock icon for secure log-ins. If it is missing, don't proceed with entering your information.

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Do You Want to Take Easy Way to Hack Your Yahoo Password?

Hack Yahoo password? Some people may misunderstand the meaning of "hack" here. Here we do not mean we can help you hack into others’ yahoo mail accounts with a certain tool. We all know that it is illegal. But we have to admit that there are such disgusting people around us. They get other people’s private information with nasty means online intentionally. What we would discuss here is to help you hack your own Yahoo password which has been saved on your IE [Internet Explorer] browser already. New versions of IE browser can help users save the passwords of websites or Email accounts which they have visited. This does bring us lots of convenience. Since 1999, Internet Explorer has been the most widely used web browser. It is precisely because of this, many people are used to making IE browser remember their passwords instead of taking notes by pen and paper in case of passwords loss. When you loved this short article and you want to receive details relating to Instagram Password Finderi implore you to visit our own web-site. Internet Explorer can not always be so omnipotent. If you upgrade your IE version, clear your IE cache or a virus attacks your web browser etc., IE may not be able to remember your passwords. Even in some cases, for example, you have to login into one of your business Yahoo email accounts on another computer, but you never spend time remembering its password and answers for its security question, all the information you filled when registering was random. I bet such an awkward trouble could almost get you mad. But here today I promise you there is way to hack yahoo password and to make it display within your sight. And it’s very easy. Now let’s learn how to hack yahoo password together. Now I am ready to recommend you a very good yahoo password hacker. I suppose here you cannot remember your yahoo password or the answers of security questions. Otherwise you do not have the need to hack your password by this tool. First of all, free download this Internet Explorer Password Recovery 5.0 and the install it properly in your PC. To begin with, Press "Start Recovery" button and select "Recover IE Password" Finally, the window will display a list of Website URL, Username and Password. You then can easily find your yahoo username and password there. Until now, you have successfully got your forgotten yahoo password back by a yahoo password hack. Isn’t very easy? Only a few clicks of buttons can make it. But here I have a small tip. Keep a good habit of recording all your accounts with passwords in a document, in case of sudden memory loss or other accidents.  

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How You'll Know Your Facebook Has Been Hacked

You can imagine my surprise when I tried to access my Facebook account two days ago and was prompted with a screen saying that my account had been locked out because there had been too many unauthorized attempts to access my account. My Facebook account had been hacked. What can you do when faced with this same tragedy? Luckily, Facebook has several security measures in place to help you restore your account and get back to sending messages to your friends again in no time. All is not lost if you log-in to your account and get the same screen I got. I was more worried about other accounts I have that use the same user name and same password. The first screen basically states that Facebook needs to verify that you are the correct user for the account. So you have to click a button to proceed to the next screen. The next screen you will see will show you the internet address and the location of where someone was trying to access your account. In my case, I was shown a little pin on a Google map in Auckland, New Zealand. Facebook asked if this would have been me trying to log-in to my account from this location. Well, since I have never been to New Zealand it could not possibly have been me. So, I clicked the button that said something along the lines of this is not me. Next, I was given the option of how I would like to identify myself as the proper owner of the account. I could either select an option of sending a confirmation e-mail to the e-mail account on file and then return to enter the activation code, or identify a series of pictures of my friends. The first option was pretty much never even an option. If my account had been hacked, how could I know if the person had already reset the e-mail account and the activation code would go to the knuckle head in New Zealand? I chose to try option two and identify pictures of my friends. It should be noted that you will be shown your friends pictures from their accounts and not pictures of them in your account. If you don't think that you can recognize your friends from a photo line up then you need to select the first option of the activation code. If you have any type of inquiries regarding where and ways to make use of Hack FB Now, you could call us at our webpage. I was led through a series of nine different friends and I was able to identify all of them. Facebook granted me access to my account and I was immediately prompted to change my password. After changing my password, I was given instructions by Facebook to change the password on any other accounts that I may have that use the same username and password. That was the whole process. So be careful and I would suggest changing your password once a month to be safe.