Check if your FB account is part of the 2019 hack

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Has your data been leaked?

To find out if your Facebook account is part of the 2019 hack, visit this site. https://haveibeenzucked.com/. To know if your account has been compromised from apps you’ve used or that connect you to other social media services, go to https://haveibeenpwned.com/.

If you find out your account has been compromised here are the steps you must take immediately.

  1. Change your FB password as well as your email password. Facebook builds the initial site from an email address you provide. Some people make their email password their Facebook password as well. This makes it easier for black hatters to target you.  Make sure your email password is different from the one in your FB account.There are many ways to make a password, but something that you can recall quickly is best. The rules are simple.
    a. no less than eight characters
    b. with a upper case and a lower case letter
    c. with a special character
    d. with some numbers
    e. should not include a birthday
    f. should not include your initialsHere is what I do to make a password that can easily be recalled.
    a. include the initials or even first word of your favorite song (two or songs if it is a two- to three-letter titles)
    b. the initials of your favorite celebrity (or car, or motorbike) and,
    c. some series of numbers that have special significance like your mother’s birthday
    d. your favorite special character, preferably in the beginning, middle and end.

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    Here is an example:
    a. favorite song: Detroit Rock City
    b. date of choice: Philippine Independence Day
    c. celebrity: Nelson Mandela
    d. special characters like: ! * $

    So it will go something like:
    !drc0612*NM$

    Combinations of this way of setting up a password can be done by adding other things that can easily be recalled like; your pet’s name, your house number in reverse, the name of your unattainable crush; the first three letters of your car’s license plate. The strength of a long password is not to be doubted, but it is equally crucial that making a hard-to-crack access code but an easy to recall one is critical too.

  2. Turn on two-factor authentication. If you have not done so, this is the best time to turn it on. It can be accessed on FB in “Settings” then “Security.” You may want to do the same with the linked email.
  3. Log out of all accounts that you used Facebook to connect with. Spotify, Tinder, Lazada, Shopee, payment portals, entertainment portals and so on. Sometimes breaches could seep there too.
  4. Log out of all devices. When you change the passwords the account will not recognize the saved passwords on all your devices. Log out from all and sign in again.
  5. You might want to consider shutting down your FB account. To do this first download a back up copy of all your files.

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