So, you logged into your account this morning, only to discover that your account had posted several spam comments advertising a video or weight loss site to all of your friends. This is because you logged into a site that looked like Facebook.com, but it wasn’t. It was a site designed to look and act like Facebook, but was only intended to steal your password. This is known as "phishing," By now, Facebook has blocked the links, so you can’t visit them, or post these links on the site. But if you clicked on the link before, and entered your password, there are some things you need to do:
– Run an anti-virus scan.
You should run an anti-virus scan to make sure nothing was downloaded to your computer that can track information you type in, such as your Facebook email and password, so your account will not be hacked in the future.
– Change your password
Changing your password is important because it voids the old password, and therefore the password you gave to the fake website will not work with your account anymore.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
– Always check the address bar.
Whenever you are logging into a site that requires a username and password, always check the address bar. For Facebook, it should always say facebook.com or www.facebook.com. If the address bar says something different, like facebook.somethingelse.com, then it isn’t the real site. A site like this could steal your password and spam all your friends.
For more information:
Facebook’s Secuirty page: http://www.facebook.com/security
If you’ve been hacked or "phished:" http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=797