This is when a hacker attacks a more vulnerable and less secure site.
If you use the same password everywhere, you leave yourself vulnerable to Plain Password Grabbing. Once you come up with a good password, make sure you only use it for your Facebook account. And definitely avoid any variation of the word “password”, including pa$$word123. When creating a password, it is best to use a unique phrase, replace some of the letters with numbers, and vary the capitalization. So, more people use words, which limits the number of potential passwords available. It is hard to remember a random alphanumeric sequence. This is when they guess a password by using the most common passwords. Because of this, many hackers employ password spraying. But many people do use similar easy passwords. Of course, that is a bad idea it is too easy to guess. It can be tempting to use something like “123456789”. Password SprayingĬoming up with a password is hard. If you still get a prompt to login, it's a good indicator that the button was fake. Now, any likes or shares will go directly to Facebook. Your browser will keep you logged in on other tabs. To avoid this, sign in to your Facebook account from a new tab in your browser. Clicking on one of these buttons on a fake site might lead you to a fake login page designed to steal your information.
You might know not to trust links, but don’t forget that “like” and “share” buttons act like links.