How to Hack Facebook: The Trick is Social Engineering

December 9, 2009 at 7:15 pm · Filed under Geek Culture & Tech

It is often neither security loopholes nor password cracking that allow people access our private information on Facebook without our approval. It’s actually our own human nature: the trust of a friend’s name.

Don't add anyone as a friend

Whether you like Facebook or not, the truth remains that Facebook is one of the best mainstream websites around when it comes to providing options with which you can protect your privacy. 
Every time anyone discovers a new method for hacking private information, the guys at Facebook patch it the next day. What their security engineers cannot do though is teach the users to tell a social engineer apart from a friend.

And that’s why you need to be aware of this: the easiest way to hack Facebook today is by borrowing a chapter from psychology class. Hackers are not hacking as programmers anymore, they’re hacking as social engineers.

Huh?

[read full article on ThoughtPick]




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  • http://blog.sweetestmemories.com Qwaider

    Absolutely true!

    The thing is, facebook can’t do it all on their own. They need the help and support of everyone in the chain from web-browsers to ISPs. User awareness is also crucial. However, how many even bother to consider the risks.

    Brilliant post Roba

  • http://meshx86.wordpress.com Mesh

    Not to mention applications that “allow access and retrieval” of friend informations

    sure, you need to know yor victim well before you hack him/her

  • http://andfaraway.net Roba

    Qwaider, thank you :) Yup, I recently became familiar with this topic and it was so fascinating to read about.

    Mesh, there are applications for that? Wow, I didn’t know.

  • http://www.techgainer.com rijans | TechGainer

    This will help peoples to protect their facebook account.
    .-= The latest from rijans | TechGainer´s blog ..What is Fake Facebook Login Page and How it is Used to Hack Facebook Accounts =-.