This is the reality---your Facebook account or even your Twitter account will be hacked not now but in the near future. I myself became a victim when my Twitter account was hacked less than a month ago. It is a good thing that Twitter has the security policy of notifying the account owner that there is a possibility that your Twitter was hacked.
Now, what will you do if your Twitter account is hacked?
1. Go to the information page of Twitter to solve the problem or issue. And then,
2. Log out of Twitter
3. And then, clear the cache of your browser including the history of your browsing and private info.
4. And then, your browser may be closed down.
If you are using Firefox, go to Tools, then Clear Recent History, then click on the down arrow that is found next to Details; make sure to check all the boxes, and choose “Everything” so that the time range will be cleared.
If you are using Internet Explorer, go to Tools, then Internet Options, and then click on the button “Delete” under the Browsing History. Make sure the boxes are all checked except the InPrivate Filtering data and click on the button “Delete”.
5. Open a new browser, then log in to Twitter and your password should be changed. You may also make use of the password reset feature of Twitter to be able to set a new password before trying to log in again.
6. Go to your settings page and check the Connections. Cancel any access for a third-party application that you are not familiar with.
7. A support request may be submitted to let them know that all the proper steps are taken to reset your Twitter account and to be able to make a request of restoring your capability in direct messaging. Information may be included on any types of status that you didn’t post in the body of your request.
8. Your password should be updated in all of the third party applications that you applied for. If there is a third party application like Twhirl, Facebook, among others is trying to make use of your old password to have access to your tweets, it will lock you out of your account.
Now, what if your account in Facebook is hacked?
1. Go to the information page of Facebook for resolution of the problem.
2. If you are able to enter Facebook using your login email address, click on the link “Forgot your password” to enable the password reset code from Facebook.
3. Your browser cache should be cleared. The browser cache includes the history of the links that you browsed and even the cookies and private info. And then close down your browser as indicated above.
4. Your Facebook account may have been hacked or phished by a phishing website, or malicious software or worm. Go to the Facebook’s “Warnings” section to make sure that all is safe and secure again.
Always trust your instincts and take care in using Facebook and Twitter. If you feel or see that something is not right, it is better to delete or ignore it before clicking on it. You will save yourself hours in restoring a hacked Twitter or Facebook account.
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