Locked out of Facebook
Discussion
magpies said:
Just tried to access my account only to be told I'm locked out.
The link to unlock is asking me to verify my credit card details - does chow the correct last 4 digits
What to do?
Contact your card co and report suspicious activity. Why would facebook have your card details?The link to unlock is asking me to verify my credit card details - does chow the correct last 4 digits
What to do?
Two factor authentication. Facebook and in fact all the socials and on-line services have been banging on about this for years. Enable two factor auth for any on-line account. It can just be your phone to receive a PIN or an authenticator app, neither cost you anything and it can save your account.
And don't use the same password for two or more services. You can get a free password manager to manage passwords for you across multiple devices. They even enter the password for you when you go to any of the sites you have stored passwords for.
It's not too inconvenient when it's facebook but other services can be very compromising and you end up losing a lot of personal info a thief can use to fake your identity and go on to cause havoc in your life.
And don't use the same password for two or more services. You can get a free password manager to manage passwords for you across multiple devices. They even enter the password for you when you go to any of the sites you have stored passwords for.
It's not too inconvenient when it's facebook but other services can be very compromising and you end up losing a lot of personal info a thief can use to fake your identity and go on to cause havoc in your life.
SteveKTMer said:
It's not too inconvenient when it's facebook but other services can be very compromising and you end up losing a lot of personal info a thief can use to fake your identity and go on to cause havoc in your life.
Yes - Losing google account access in particular can be disastrous as so much tends to be linked to it. Any well-used email access can be pretty disastrous as well as just inconvenient. If your PSN or MS account get compromised, you can lose access to your purchased games on Xbox/PS.MS now have an excellent authenticator app (which also fills in passwords and details on mobile apps for you) and it's really easy to do 2FA for google on an android phone. Sony PSN will send you a text with login code. So no real reason to avoid 2FA. It's not perfect but makes your account massively safer.
Link it all into your phone. Great concentration of risk again.
I’ve no idea how people then cope if they lose their phone.
Can you even get a new sim sent out when all your accounts need your phone to confirm it’s you?
Obv your FB password and email were exposed somewhere?
Lots of big breaches happening all the time so emails and passwords exposed.
Best to just use a unique email and password per account for trivial accounts like FB imo.
I’ve no idea how people then cope if they lose their phone.
Can you even get a new sim sent out when all your accounts need your phone to confirm it’s you?
Obv your FB password and email were exposed somewhere?
Lots of big breaches happening all the time so emails and passwords exposed.
Best to just use a unique email and password per account for trivial accounts like FB imo.
Mr Whippy said:
Link it all into your phone. Great concentration of risk again.
The authentication apps run on most devices, like phones (android and iphone) tablets (most, not sure about Amazon), PCs, Macs, Linux, on the web in a browser - usually all browsers supported. So if you lose your phone just use any other device to recover or access your password manager. You even get recovery keys you can print off and keep in a safe if you're worried.Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff