In my previous post I speak about " why Yahoo boys buy or hacked Facebook account " In case you missed it, click to read Ressons Why Yahoo Boys Buy Or Hack Facebook Account In This post I will expose the most common methods Yahoo boys used to hacked people account, also I will still let you know how you can secure your account from being hack. Read on.
The Most Common Method Yahoo Boys Used To Hack Facebook account
The Most Common Method they used is the testing of phone number. Most people use their phone number as the password of their Facebook account. Yahoo boys will go a long length, day and night testing phone numbers. How do they get the phone numbers? They searched their friends "Facebook profile about" they will be able to see the person phone number associated with that account if is not not hidden. They will copy out the number and insert it and use that same number again as password. Eventually If you used that number as your password, your account Will be logging in successfully and can be used on your behalf. Never should you used your phone number as password of your account and Make sure you hide your number. Put it on " only me "
putting your number on " only me " means nobody will be able to see the number associated with your Facebook account. It deprived hackers from trying to hacked your account. To put the number associated with your Facebook account on " only me " follow this step.
Step 1; logging into your Facebook account. www.Facebook.com
Step 2 visit your Facebook profile. To do this " click on your name in the upper right part of the screen."
Step 3; locate the " see more about your self and click on it. Scroll down till you will see " content info" you will see your phone number used to open the account. Click on the thing that look like a pen
Step: 4. it will take you to another section. Click on " edit " then put it on " only me " then save. It is done. Your phone number will not display on your profile and it will only be seen by you.
How To Secure Your Account From Hackers.
Don't be overwhelmed with joy because what you learned above does not guarantee 100 percent victory over hackers. Even if you don't use your phone number as password your account can still be hacked. Also when the number associated with the account is hidden, the account can still be hacked. There are various means hackers used to get access to Facebook account. Don't be panic because you will learn that thing you need to do that will secure your account 100 percent from being hacked.
Using this method, a person can't logging in successfully into your Facebook account even when he has your password. Over the years, when when Facebook account hacking was of increased, Facebook decided to introduce a method to secure individuals account. This method is called " Two-Factor authentication " . Two Factor authentication is a system designed by Facebook team to prevent hackers from logging in successfully into individuals account. How does it work? With 2-factor authentication, an extra layer of security is added to your account to prevent someone from logging in, even if they have your password. This extra security measure requires you to verify your identity using a randomized 6-digit code. When you enable 2FA, also known as two-step verification, Facebook will require a special code in addition to your regular password when signing into the app. This code can be sent to you via SMS or by using an authenticator app. For Instance, if you turn on 2FA and somebody logging in your account Facebook will send code to the phone number you used. There would be a box to enter the code Facebook sent you. If the hackers fail to enter the code correctly he would not be able to logging in your account successfully. This method is the best. It prevents any hackers from using your account even if he has all the correct logging details.
How to Activate 2 Step Verification in Facebook
Step 1: Logging in Facebook
Step 2: Tap the menu ☰. It's the three horizontal lines at the bottom-right corner (or top-left, on some models) of the screen.
Step 3: Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy. It's near the bottom of the screen. This opens another set of menu options.
Step 4: Tag settings
Step 9: Set up your security method. The final steps will be different depending on the security method you chose:Using SMS: Add your phone number and tap Continue. When you receive the 6-digit authentication code via text message, enter it into the box and tap Continue. Last, tap Done to confirm.
Step 10: Sign into Facebook with two-factor authentication. Now that you've secured your account with 2FA, you can test it out by trying to sign in with your regular username and password. Once it's accepted, enter the code from the SMS message from Facebook.
Using 2Fa will surely prevent hackers from hacking your account. Feel free to ask questions using the comment box below
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