There have been many reports of Facebook accounts being hacked by anonymous attackers. My cousin also reported that his Facebook account was hacked even though he used a fairly strong password and kept his password safe. Even Amit Agarwal from Labnol was also hacked recently; read his post “My Facebook Account Got Hacked“.
“I no longer have access to my Facebook pages!”, said Amit in his blog post. As a technology journalist, I’m pretty sure that he used a strong password for all of his accounts. But in fact the attacker could hack his account through his security question. This is really not cool!
A while ago I wrote “Caution! Facebook Phishing Attack!“, where the attacker asks you to input your username and password on their Facebook scam or phishing website.
There are also some reports that BlackBerry users had their Facebook accounts hacked. I guess using unsafe 3rd-party applications on a mobile phone can also be a disaster for your account. It is really easy to send your username and password to a 3rd party from your mobile phone.
Using your Facebook account from a public computer also causes a security breach in your Facebook account. You don’t know if that public computer is safe to type your password on. An unsafe wireless hotspot connection can also be easily intercepted by someone in the middle, exposing your Facebook username and password.
I wish that someday Facebook will implement 2-step verification like Google does for their Google Account. This technique will definitely reduce the possibility of being hacked, since the attacker will have to work twice as hard to get into your account. You also need to input twice just to log in to your account.
Keep your password safe and secure, and change it periodically. Good luck and stay safe!