Hackers on face book

jscott · 19-08-2011, 06:32

had my face book account hacked into email address taken and paypal account used for transactions, hacker threatened to hack rest of family unless i gave credit card details, needless to say he went on to hack my husband my sister and her husband , hacker made same threat to my sister quoting i should have accepted his offer and now threatens to hack and torment the kids in the family. No response from facebook even rung the american number could only leave a message sent numerous messages through face book.. Police response "what do you want us to do!"

well i take this as a bit more than hacking i would say fraud and blackmail anyone else agree its obvious the police dont

spudgun · 19-08-2011, 06:36

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Originally Posted by jscott

had my face book account hacked into email address taken and paypal account used for transactions, hacker threatened to hack rest of family unless i gave credit card details, needless to say he went on to hack my husband my sister and her husband , hacker made same threat to my sister quoting i should have accepted his offer and now threatens to hack and torment the kids in the family. No response from facebook even rung the american number could only leave a message sent numerous messages through face book.. Police response "what do you want us to do!"

well i take this as a bit more than hacking i would say fraud and blackmail anyone else agree its obvious the police dont

Of course it`s fraud and blackmail. I wouldn`t put up with this from the police. I had my bank accounts hacked into the other week and they took everything. Compared to what has happened to you mine seams like a drop in the ocean

auto98uk · 19-08-2011, 06:38

If they wanted your credit card details, the "hacking" itself is likely to be a scam. Don't forget that if they have your e-mail (from any source) they also know your PayPal account. Any hacker worth his salt would then have got your details via the paypal account they were claiming to have access to.

Can you log into facebook and change your PW? If you can you are extremely unlikely to have been hacked as they would have locked you out.

taylor1986 · 19-08-2011, 06:44

How were the threats made? Did they write on your "wall"

ka2010 · 19-08-2011, 06:52

this is awful.. have you no idea how this has happened to you at all? is there anything/anybody that you think you could identify? even the slightest thoughts?

swaroberts · 19-08-2011, 07:26

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Originally Posted by jscott

had my face book account hacked into email address taken and paypal account used for transactions

BEWARE - It sounds as though you're falling victim to a common scam. The following email is currently doing the rounds :

Dear PayPal member,

Your account has been temporarily limited.

Please download the form and follow the instructions on your screen. NOTE: The form needs to be opened in a modern browser which has javascript enabled (ex: Internet Explorer, Firefox ,Netscape)

Submitting this form you will unlimit and restore your PayPal account .
If you are using Internet Explorer please allow ActiveX for scripts to perform all data transfers securely .
Thank You.

Whatever you do don't open the form or click on any links on these emails - a common tactic of cybercriminals is to email you to say an account has been hacked and then get you to click on a link to enter your account details, at which point you will have given them your account details and password.

Even is someone hacked your facebook they would not be able to get your Paypal password from that. Take the following steps as soon as possible:

Check - have you replied to any "security" emails from facebook or paypal recently, they may be a scam

Run an antivirus scan on your computer, you may have a keylogger virus. The fake email shown here contains a keylogger virus, so if you clicked on it you've now given yourself a virus

Is anyone in the household who has access to your computer behaving oddly - it's the least likely option but someone you know may be using your account

Telephone (don't email) Paypal and inform them that you need to change your password immediately.

Bethie · 19-08-2011, 07:34

I think everyone using PayPal should also take advantage of their security key option. Once you've signed up to it, every time you log in to PayPal you get a random 6 digit number sent by text to your phone and you have to enter it on the login page within a minute of getting it or it becomes invalid. You can still log in without your security key but have to then answer security questions. Its a rather good idea to increase your security but is little publicised.

pinkgirl · 19-08-2011, 07:38

We have had those emails quite a bit. I always ignore them
and go striaght to paypal if it doesn't mention it on there it is
fake. Also fake ones always address you as 'customer' same as
the fake bank ones you get. Paypal addresses you with your name.
Try using the live chat on ebay to change your password,
have done this before its very good.

jscott · 19-08-2011, 08:10

the hacker popped up on face book in a chat message from a very good friend of mine 9who in fact turned out to be the hacker) and ichatted unknowingly so its plain to see how they access the kids, but anyway it went from there my account was hacked he reappered saying he was a facebook advisor using the logo badge of facebook security, anyway i managed to cut and paste a couple of messages and he moved on to other members of the family using my ID. as for paypal i also have click save attached for lloyds tsb and they managed to request new password even from that

And no i cannot log into fb or my emails and the hacker is still using my ID

Beer Barrel · 19-08-2011, 08:11

We had our sons facebook account hacked into with foul ,crude and disgusting words wrote on his wall about his friends and family.
We reported the incident to Facebook and the local police.
Surely there must be a simple way of tracking these hackers ?
Am i right in saying that if you dont close down face book and log off correctly then you are leaving yourself vunerable to hacking ?

Treatment · 19-08-2011, 08:12

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Originally Posted by jscott

had my face book account hacked into email address taken and paypal account used for transactions, hacker threatened to hack rest of family unless i gave credit card details, needless to say he went on to hack my husband my sister and her husband , hacker made same threat to my sister quoting i should have accepted his offer and now threatens to hack and torment the kids in the family. No response from facebook even rung the american number could only leave a message sent numerous messages through face book.. Police response "what do you want us to do!"well i take this as a bit more than hacking i would say fraud and blackmail anyone else agree its obvious the police dont

Their jobs ? If they aren't out filming, that is.

OOmpa · 19-08-2011, 08:16

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Originally Posted by jscott

had my face book account hacked into email address taken and paypal account used for transactions, hacker threatened to hack rest of family unless i gave credit card details, needless to say he went on to hack my husband my sister and her husband , hacker made same threat to my sister quoting i should have accepted his offer and now threatens to hack and torment the kids in the family. No response from facebook even rung the american number could only leave a message sent numerous messages through face book.. Police response "what do you want us to do!"

well i take this as a bit more than hacking i would say fraud and blackmail anyone else agree its obvious the police dont

Dear me sounds very strange, why would they continue to hack you and your family when they know you will have reported it to the police. Hackers normally just move onto someone else if they can't get the credit card details etc from you not continue as that's just too difficult for them!

swaroberts · 19-08-2011, 08:27

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Originally Posted by jscott

the hacker popped up on face book in a chat message from a very good friend of mine 9who in fact turned out to be the hacker) and ichatted unknowingly

Ah, but I still don't understand how they got hold of your facebook and paypal password, did they ask you for it? And if so why would you give *anyone* your passwords. Any techie who works for Facebook or Paypal can access your data without a password so they would never need to ask for it.

Incidentally Facebook in general is an identity thief's paradise. I deleted my facebook account years ago after reading an in-depth article about Mark Zuckerberg.

I suppose there's a lesson for everyone here anyway.

1. Never tell *ANYONE* your password - no-one, not even someone from the company who's website you use.
2. Never respond to emails that say your account has been hacked and don't open any attachments on them. If you think the email is legitimate then telephone the company.
3. Trust no-one especially on Facebook or MSN/Yahoo Chat (or Sheffield Forum for that matter).
4. Don't put any personal information on Facebook (names of you or your kids, addresses, holidays, phone numbers etc).

You appear to have already reported this to the Police, and you did right to do this, but I would not expect much to happen in the near future. From what I last heard the police computer forensics unit has about a one year backlog, so it's up to you to keep yourself safe.

jscott · 19-08-2011, 08:31

not difficult at all they are using my ID and will go round eveyone n my address book pretending to be me actually told my sister in chat message not scared of police they be doing this for over 16 years,, and obviously aware the police dont care, lets be clear here i dont come into the news of world hacking status do i but i do pay my taxes

jscott · 19-08-2011, 08:32

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Originally Posted by swaroberts

Ah, but I still don't understand how they got hold of your facebook and paypal password, did they ask you for it? And if so why would you give *anyone* your passwords. Any techie who works for Facebook or Paypal can access your data without a password so they would never need to ask for it.

Incidentally Facebook in general is an identity thief's paradise. I deleted my facebook account years ago after reading an in-depth article about Mark Zuckerberg.

I suppose there's a lesson for everyone here anyway.

1. Never tell *ANYONE* your password - no-one, not even someone from the company who's website you use.
2. Never respond to emails that say your account has been hacked and don't open any attachments on them. If you think the email is legitimate then telephone the company.
3. Trust no-one especially on Facebook or MSN/Yahoo Chat (or Sheffield Forum for that matter).
4. Don't put any personal information on Facebook (names of you or your kids, addresses, holidays, phone numbers etc).

You appear to have already reported this to the Police, and you did right to do this, but I would not expect much to happen in the near future. From what I last heard the police computer forensics unit has about a one year backlog, so it's up to you to keep yourself safe.

no didnt gie anything like that but face book display everyones email if you are a member and then they just press forgot password and get a new one from your provider so it seems

OOmpa · 19-08-2011, 08:33

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Originally Posted by jscott

not difficult at all they are using my ID and will go round eveyone n my address book pretending to be me actually told my sister in chat message not scared of police they be doing this for over 16 years,, and obviously aware the police dont care, lets be clear here i dont come into the news of world hacking status do i but i do pay my taxes

If its a friend of yours then they obviously have something against you, a true hacker doesn't do what you are saying !

swaroberts · 19-08-2011, 08:33

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Originally Posted by Beer Barrel

We had our sons facebook account hacked into with foul ,crude and disgusting words wrote on his wall about his friends and family.
We reported the incident to Facebook and the local police.
Surely there must be a simple way of tracking these hackers ?
Am i right in saying that if you dont close down face book and log off correctly then you are leaving yourself vunerable to hacking ?

No that is not correct (well not in terms of people who don't have access to your laptop or PC anyway).
Most Facebook hacking (well over 99% probably) is caused by telling your web browser to remember the facebook password. Someone then accesses your laptop when you're not around (school friend, brother, visitor to the house) and because the password is autocompleted they then have access to your facebook. They may then change your password and lock you out.

The most secure way of using anything on the web is to never allow your web browser to remember passwords.

swaroberts · 19-08-2011, 08:38

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Originally Posted by jscott

no didnt gie anything like that but face book display everyones email if you are a member and then they just press forgot password and get a new one from your provider so it seems

Hmm, I'd be amazed if it's really that easy but as previously mentioned I haven't used Facebook for years. Doesn't it send the password to the owner's email address?

If what you say is true then Facebook's security is a complete joke and there's no point in having passwords at all.

jscott · 19-08-2011, 08:42

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Originally Posted by swaroberts

No that is not correct (well not in terms of people who don't have access to your laptop or PC anyway).
Most Facebook hacking (well over 99% probably) is caused by telling your web browser to remember the facebook password. Someone then accesses your laptop when you're not around (school friend, brother, visitor to the house) and because the password is autocompleted they then have access to your facebook. They may then change your password and lock you out.

The most secure way of using anything on the web is to never allow your web browser to remember passwords.

THIS IS DEFINATELY INCORRECT no one at all has accessed my laptop and i can assure you all fb display emails and it is def easy to request another password which thenlocks you out

paranoid · 19-08-2011, 08:48

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Originally Posted by jscott

had my face book account hacked into email address taken and paypal account used for transactions, hacker threatened to hack rest of family unless i gave credit card details, needless to say he went on to hack my husband my sister and her husband , hacker made same threat to my sister quoting i should have accepted his offer and now threatens to hack and torment the kids in the family. No response from facebook even rung the american number could only leave a message sent numerous messages through face book.. Police response "what do you want us to do!"

well i take this as a bit more than hacking i would say fraud and blackmail anyone else agree its obvious the police dont

none of this is making much sense i'm afraid. how did someone manage to get your paypal account details from "hacking" in to your facebook profile?