What should I do if Vkontakte was hacked?

The question: "What if I have been hacked into VKontakte?" Today is a very popular query in Internet search engines. When you learn that your page has been maliciously hacked, it is very unpleasant, because your personal data can be used for unscrupulous purposes, for example, for spam mailings, and, first of all, to those people who are on your friends list .

What to do if Vkontakte was hacked: first thing, a bit of theory ...

One of the most common reasons for hacking your page is the Trojan program that has settled on your computer. Such malware is just designed to steal your even the most artfully intricate passwords and send them to a warm-hearted attacker. Another popular way to steal passwords is phishing. The essence of it is that the attacker, in advance of the attack, in advance creates pages, the addresses of which are very similar to the Vkontakte login page. However, such links lead directly to the fraudster's den. In migrating your browser to the input into such phishing sites help network worms, which are a variety of malware programs. Therefore, be extremely vigilant and always check the address of the social network that you visit until you are sure that this site is what you need, otherwise - there is a great risk that you will send your cherished login with a password to the fraudster, and with your own hands.

Antiviruses are simple and very useful programs that you must install on your PC or laptop, and they must be constantly updated. However, do not blindly hope that even a paid licensed antivirus will catch everything and safely eliminate the sources of threat. At least once a week, you should perform a full scan of the computer for malicious programs and viruses, and, accordingly, treat / remove the detected.

What to do if Vkontakte was hacked: hope should die last ...

First of all try to try the password recovery function , which, as a rule, is called "Forgot your password?". Suddenly a real miracle will happen and you will be lucky? However, as practice shows, luck is noted in an insignificant number of cases. But still try. "Qualification" of some young burglars, imagining themselves great hackers, leaves the hope that you will be able to save your account.

What to do if Vkontakte was cracked: a weak password is the reason for 70% of hacking!

If a miracle happens, and you are prompted to enter a new password instead of the old one, do not enter a nonsense combination, such as the date of your birth. Remember that a strong password is a guarantee of the security of your page from the burglars. At a minimum, this secret word should contain 8 characters and a maximum of 14, while it is very desirable that the letters alternate with numbers and special characters. It is not superfluous to change places in places. Then even the most cunning hacker pretty sweats while he tries to hack your page.

By the way, did you think about why people so often come up with a light password for entering the account? That's right, because they are afraid to forget it. But who (and also to you) prevents them from recording a fictional complex alphanumeric combination on several pieces of paper and putting them in different places?

What to do if Vkontakte was hacked: write a letter to the technical support address

We are looking for a form of a letter in technical support in the appropriate section of Vkontakte and briefly, correctly fill it out. Either we send the letter by e-mail from your mailbox to which your account was tied. It should look something like this:

Dear administration of such and such a network!

I ask you to close / delete my account (link to your page) or give me access to the above account because it was hacked and access to the profile is blocked by an attacker. The account was registered on (FI, login). I hope for your understanding and prompt solution of my problem.

Practice shows that such letters are considered by the support service in a short time, and the procedure for restoring access to your account is very similar to the procedure for recovering a lost "sim card" for a mobile phone. Be prepared, that you will be offered to answer a number of questions of the technical support operator. And yes, be sure to keep a web camera or camera at the ready - you may be asked to be photographed against the backdrop of a screen with a letter to the support service.

What to do if you were hacked into VKontakte: and finally ...

Call your friends or try to go from one of them to the network and notify friends about the situation with the breaking of your page. Do not register similar accounts in your name, even on other mailboxes, until your hacked profile is deleted or restored.