Procedure

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Friday, September 13, 2013

Your Twitter account has been hacked! Here's what to do about it

Posted on 6:19 PM by Unknown
The first thing you need to do is try to log onto Twitter. If you can do that, change your password. This will stop the Twitter thief in his or her tracks, and regain you control of your account--if the thief hasn't already changed the password and locked you out.





If you can log onto Twitter in your browser, click the tool icon in the upper-right corner and select Settings. Click Password  on the left pane, then enter your old and new passwords. And please, make your new password is a strong password.
If you can change the password, you have my permission to sigh with relief. But your work isn't over. Keep reading.
If you can't log on or change your password, you're going to have to go through Twitter's customer service and submit a Support request. See the service's own My account has been hacked page for details.




Once you've changed the password--either on your own or with Twitter's help--send out a tweet apologizing to your followers. Explain to them that those tweets weren't yours.
Then delete all of the tweets you didn't send.
Next, block all third-party apps from accessing your account. Click Apps on the Settings page's left panel. Click Revoke access for every application. You can reactivate them later.
As added protection, setup Login verification:
  1. Click Mobile on the left pane.
  2. Click the add a phone link. Enter your cell number and click Activate phone. Follow the resulting directions (you'll be asked to text something).
  3. Look at the phone options and uncheck any that may invade your privacy or become annoying (I unchecked everything).
  4. Click Save changes.
  5. Click Account on the left panel.
  6. Scroll to the bottom and, in the Login verification section, select Send login verification requests to [your phone number]. Let them send you a test message and respond appropriately.
Now about those apps. Go back to the Apps section and click the Undo Revoke Access buttons for each app--or at least the ones you actually use.
Next, change your password for those apps--especially the ones on your tablet and phone. Unfortunately, thanks to login verification, this will be a bit more complicated than it used to be, and requires a PC handy:
  1. On your PC, on Twitter's Settings page, return to the Password section and click the Generate button. A numeric code will appear on the screen.
  2. On your mobile device, launch your Twitter app and tell it you need to change the password. But instead of entering the new (or old) password, enter the numeric code displayed on your PC.
Source
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook
Posted in | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Will New Internet Domain Names Change the Web?
    Finally, the World Wide Web will live up to its name. The decision by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that W...
  • How to sync files and folders across two PCs
    Here are four ways to do this, although--technically speaking--only two of them actually keep the files on both PCs. The others merely make ...
  • Rumored Sony PS4 controller shows new thumbsticks
    As the speculation on Sony's next game console is ramps up ahead of  next week's press event , a pair of images have surfaced, purpo...
  • Twitter: Hacking attacks may have accessed data of 250K users
    Twitter said today that it recently detected a series of attempts to hack into user data, and that the attackers may have successfully absco...
  • When malware strikes: How to clean an infected PC
    You work hard to protect your PC from the malicious thugs of our digital world. You keep your antivirus program up to date. You avoid questi...
  • Yahoo Reject Microsoft ! Glance At New Corp.
    As we know, Microsoft is aggressively try to overtaking Yahoo. They launch 44,6 billion dollar AS bid ! This is the biggest offer that ever ...
  • Why Microsoft redesigned Windows
    Windows 8 has its fans and foes, but Microsoft felt the time was ripe for a new look and feel for a product used by more than 1.2 billion pe...
  • Rugged laptop guide
    Our rugged laptop guide will give you more information on rugged laptops and rugged notebooks than, let’s say, 95% of regular rugged laptop ...
  • LinkedIn shuts down would-be hook-up service
    LinkedIn has shut off its API access to “Bang With Professionals,” a Web service that was intended to facilitate more, say, intimate connect...
  • Convert a Kindle ebook to a different format
    When you buy an ebook from Amazon, it's yours, right? Technically speaking, Amazon is merely licensing the book to you. And the company ...

Categories

  • apple
  • browser
  • buy
  • christmas
  • computer information
  • crack
  • cyber monday
  • download
  • files
  • firewall
  • flash disk
  • font
  • graphene
  • hard disk
  • hidden
  • Hot News
  • how to
  • intel
  • Internet
  • Internet Explorer
  • iOS
  • iPad
  • Mac
  • Malware
  • nokia
  • notebook
  • play station 4
  • processor
  • removal
  • safe
  • samsung
  • samsung. microsoft
  • security
  • sony
  • ssd
  • The Meaning Is
  • tips
  • twitter
  • ubuntu
  • video card
  • virus
  • vulnerability
  • What to do
  • windows 8
  • windows7

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2013 (90)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ▼  September (6)
      • How to ease the transition to a new email account
      • Learn to build a PC in under two minutes
      • Google Chrome update: How to access apps and recen...
      • Understanding tech language: The difference betwee...
      • Why you may want a desktop instead of a laptop
      • Your Twitter account has been hacked! Here's what ...
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (9)
    • ►  April (14)
    • ►  March (11)
    • ►  February (17)
    • ►  January (19)
  • ►  2012 (27)
    • ►  December (22)
    • ►  November (5)
  • ►  2010 (4)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2009 (32)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (11)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  February (4)
  • ►  2008 (39)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (22)
  • ►  2007 (46)
    • ►  December (8)
    • ►  November (9)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (9)
    • ►  June (14)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile