Unbelievable. Gmail/Facebook: HACKED!

[CountryWolf07]

In her case, I don't think her Facebook was hacked, just her email. It took her a few days to get it back. But if you know all your "friends" and can easily recreate your friends list, I'd delete that Facebook account, and start a new one.

Yeah it is JUST my e-mail address that has been hacked (which is gmail), so because of that, I can't access it, along with my Facebook since that is the e-mail I use to login. *sigh* Hopefully I'll get it back within a couple days. I was not able to 'delete' because it isn't under my control, but the hacker's.

[pomtzu]

So how do these hackers select an email name?? Is it random?? Where do they get it?

[CountryWolf07]

So how do these hackers select an email name?? Is it random?? Where do they get it?

I have NO idea! I'm confused on how it could happen. I had a very strong password, no one would know what it was. Guess it wasn't 'enough' to keep my profile & e-mail acct. safe.

[pomtzu]

I have gmail. I've always had the same password - maybe I should change it?? I've never had a problem so far tho, so do I leave well enough alone??
Anyone out there have any suggestions??

[Karen]

I have gmail. I've always had the same password - maybe I should change it?? I've never had a problem so far tho, so do I leave well enough alone??
Anyone out there have any suggestions??

It is best to change your password every once in a while, but more important to never ever click on any spam, or give your email address to a website you do not know ...

[Laura's Babies]

It is best to change your password every once in a while, but more important to never ever click on any spam, or give your email address to a website you do not know ..

I'd also like to add to NEVER follow a link in a email to an account you already have anywhere. Always type it in your browser..

I get email in my "other" email address from facebook saying Mrs. XXX sent me a friends request and Mrs. XXX is already my friend. This email look REAL and is exactly like the one fb send out.... however I KNOW fb does not and has not ever had that address.. It always has a link to follow to facebook and KNOWING it was phishers, I clicked on it just for the heck of it (I had my FB page already opened in another window) to see what would happen and sure enough, it came up a page looking exactly like the real BF but asking me to log in.. (If I had done it, they would have had MY information and hacked my account)

I recently got another one in that same account saying Mr. ZZZ had sent me a friends request.

I change my password often in my email accounts and on FB.

[smokey the elder]

My email got hacked earlier this year; I think it was some kind of 'bot because random links were being sent to my contacts under my email address. I changed my password and it stopped.

[pomtzu]

It is best to change your password every once in a while, but more important to never ever click on any spam, or give your email address to a website you do not know ...

I already do adhere to all of the obvious precautions, so I'll probably just continue with what I've been doing, and maybe just change my password.

[Karen]

Rachel, keep in mind that there are not just kids sitting and trying passwords, and "guessing" - you need to pick a password that does not contain just a couple words that could be found in a dictionary - a piece of software can try all those programmatically. A good password has numbers and letters, and even characters like # or & or *@%... you get the idea. The more complicated it is, the better.