Here are some of the techniques that hackers use to hack Social media accounts...
1. Man in The Middle Attack
This type of attack occurs when a hacker privately steals and alters the communication between the sender and receiver. A user may think he is communicating with a legitimate user, but actually, all the conversation is passing through a hacker, and he possibly alters their communication without their knowledge.
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2. Phishing Attack
Phishing is the most common yet most effective tactic used by hackers to fool people and steal their information. In this attack, a hacker will make a fake social media login page that looks legitimate and share it with victims to get a login from a fake site. When a victim enters its credentials, it directly redirects to the hacker's machine.
3. DNS Spoofing/Cache Poisoning Attack
DNS Spoofing is a type of malicious attack where a user is forced to navigate to a fake website page disguised to look like a legitimate one, divert traffic or steal credentials of the users.
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4. Cookie Hijacking
This attack is generated by saved cookies from your browser. When the user login an online account i.e. Facebook or Twitter account, the server returns a session cookie, which is a piece of data that indicates the user to the server and provides them access to their account. Given that the user's device holds on to that session token, the server will allow them to use the application.
5. Keylogging
Another most straightforward way to hack social media is keylogging. There is a software named "key logger" that is made by hackers to trace out the pattern of the keys of the keyboard typed by this user.
Here are some of the preventions for All of these attacks...
1. For Man in the Middle Attack
Always use a good antivirus with a firewall that can detect the fake user. Besides, use VPN and Proxy server to access the network.
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2. For a phishing attack
Double-check the URL before entering your credentials or any personal information. Moreover, do not log in through messages and emails.
3. DNS Spoofing
Learn to manage your DNS server and firewall securely.
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4. Cookie Hijacking
Clean your cookies from browsers every 4-5 days and never use public wifi.
5. Keylogging
Always download software from trusted sites only and avoid opening phishing emails.
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