What to do if you broke the contact and how to protect your page from hacking

In the fall of 2006 something happened that greatly affected the lives of users of runet. It was then that a social network appeared in Russia, known even to those who do not use it - "In contact." The phenomenon of social networks in general and "In contact" in particular can be treated differently. Someone with pleasure uses the provided opportunities and services, and someone criticizes and even rejects the very idea of a social network. Be that as it may, no one can argue with the fact that contact has firmly entered into the lives of millions of Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians, as well as residents of other countries. With the growth of the popularity of this social network, cases of hacking user accounts began to occur more often. So why hack into contact? Why and who needs it?

The first and main reason is profit. How can I make a profit by hacking someone's page "In contact"? And it's very simple: some unscrupulous site owners use hacked pages to send spam from someone else's name. In principle, there are many ways to send spam, and hacking accounts "In contact" is just one of them. The calculation here is that people trust the recommendations of their people more than strangers. And although this method has a very controversial effectiveness, unfortunately, they are often used. There are other reasons for hacking the pages "In contact". For example, you can lure the user money, on behalf of the administration, requiring him to send a paid SMS to a certain number to verify the authenticity of the account, or you can simply take revenge on a friend for the offense.

Those who fell victim to scammers, of course, are asked questions: what to do if they hacked the contact and how to return the hacked contact? The easiest way, of course, is not to allow hacking. How to do it? To give an answer to this question, let's try to consider what methods crackers use. Often they do not do anything supernatural, just use the credulity of people. If a person inattentive comes to a page that looks like two peas of water familiar to him "In contact", and has almost the same address, he himself will give his login and password into the hands of burglars. They can only use the data for their own purposes. In addition to this method, viral programs are also actively used. In addition, crackers can pick up a password or smudge data stored in the browser.

In order not to think about what to do if a contact is hacked, preventive measures should be taken. Universal advice for saving your page: do not trust anyone and be vigilant. Be sure to be attentive to the pages you visit, do not give out data about your login and password to the right and left, do not share unnecessary folders in file hosting, do not follow links that cause suspicion. The password itself should be chosen in such a way that there is very little chance of finding it - the more difficult, the better. In addition, it is necessary to ensure that the anti-virus program on the computer is updated in a timely manner.

And yet, what if the contact was hacked, despite all the preventive measures? Obviously, if friends suddenly complain about spam, the simplest solution is to change the password, not forgetting that it should be as complex as possible. You can also use the password recovery feature . You should definitely check your computer for viruses, as well as remove all suspicious programs and applications from it. And in no case should not send sms, if suddenly the site requires it.

On the Internet everything is exactly the same as in life. Both real and virtual scammers work based on the same principles. Therefore, in order not to wonder what to do if a contact was hacked, you just have to be more cautious and less trusting just like in life.