Dang! Someone tried to hack my NEW Facebook account! / myLot

@TheHorse (231984)

Walnut Creek, California

February 23, 2022 9:38am CST

It really IS the Wild Wild West out there. I got a notice from Facebook that someone tried to log into my new account from some Southern state. I was able to change my password and maintain my account this time. My old account is still hacked and it seems there's nothing I can do about it. Have you been hacked?

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (79974)

• United States

23 Feb 22

No, I haven’t been hacked, but I have been spoofed (where they copy your cover and profile photos and create an account claiming to be you). I’ve always told my friends to ask a Louvin Brothers question if they get a “friend request” from me after already being my friend. I’m spending less and less time on Facebook. If it weren’t for my interest in watching live coverage of severe weather I’d ditch it all together. (Most TV stations will simulcast their live coverage on FB, which makes it easy to find and view.)

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (79974)

• United States

24 Feb 22

@TheHorse — the way they’re acting, it’ll soon be the AOL of the 21st century.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Feb 22

@FourWalls I hope so.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Feb 22

I kind of wish it would just go away.

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sweet as honey

@sweetashoney (3597)

• United States

23 Feb 22

I haven't been hacked but I keep getting friend request from people that are already my friends. I no long accept friend request unless I talk to them in person and ask if they sent one.

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sweet as honey

@sweetashoney (3597)

• United States

23 Feb 22

@TheHorse Yea, I'm afraid to accept any of them without talking to them first.

The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Feb 22

That's a good idea.I've gotten those requests over the years as well.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181465)

• Boise, Idaho

23 Feb 22

Years ago when I was on AOL I used to get hacked a lot. I would stay up late chatting or some other thing. I'd wake up the next morning with a note from AOL saying I might get my account taken away if I continued. Someone was using my account to write a bunch of fraudulent letters to peope. I would have to send AOL proof I wasn't doing it. It happened several times. AOL wasn't very secure.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (181465)

• Boise, Idaho

23 Feb 22

@TheHorse .......Yes, indeed. So many options.

Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (38690)

• Toccoa, Georgia

24 Feb 22

@TheHorse Do you remember Yahoo Chat Rooms?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Feb 22

I remember those AOL chat rooms! They seemed so...cutting edge!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (486555)

• Italy

23 Feb 22

I have not been hacked, but I agree that FB is the wild west.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Feb 22

I hope the "Natives" ultimately win.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (486555)

• Italy

24 Feb 22

@TheHorse - I am considering to close my accounts, I do not like facebook anymore.

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo

@Spontaneo (14699)

• United States

23 Feb 22

Funny you should ask... I got hacked twice. I even changed the password twice. I gave up.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Feb 22

Was that on Facebook?.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Feb 22

@Spontaneo I may give up entirely on Facebook as well.

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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo

@Spontaneo (14699)

• United States

24 Feb 22

@TheHorse Yes...

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Faster16

@Faster16 (3249)

• Indonesia

24 Feb 22

I've never been hacked, maybe because I use a hard password

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Feb 22

I always forget hard passwords.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Feb 22

@Faster16 What if there are algorithms out there to discern patterns?

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Faster16

@Faster16 (3249)

• Indonesia

24 Feb 22

@TheHorse it won't be difficult if we make it with a pattern

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vanny

@vandana7 (102494)

• India

24 Feb 22

Yes. I stopped using facebook because of that.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (231984)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Feb 22

I may be done with Facebook as well.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (38690)

• Toccoa, Georgia

24 Feb 22

No, I hope it never happens.

askme123

@askme123 (6223)

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24 Feb 22

No,never.Why are you probe to this ?

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (124572)

• Marion, Ohio

24 Feb 22

I havent been. If I do I will just be done with it.

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (90628)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Feb 22

One time something funny was going on and I found another page for myself and I blocked that page or user however it worked and everything went back to normal again, I also reported to FB

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (365015)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

I haven't been hacked - at least not yet, touch wood.

Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

24 Feb 22

@TheHorse I am sorry when you opened a new account it got hacked. I have some that get into my computer and see things and mess with it. That is about all I want to say on it.