Tuesday 28 July 2015

IT MAY HAPPEN TO ANYONE ON FACEBOOK




Dateline   19 Jul 15  as posted on FACEBOOK 

It was very scary. My reputation was at stake. Someone penetrated my timeline on facebook and posted a link in my name. The link showed number of indecent photos. I was informed by my son who being sunday was at home and checking facebook. He rushed and informed me about it. I immediately opened my account on FB and was shocked to find. In the meantime messages from friends poured in my inbox. Few phoned me too. I was felt totally embarrassed. In the meantime, my son started deleting photos. I opened my settings and tried to report to FB. Some advised me to deactivate the account and open a new one. My son was successful in intimating FB about these malicious posts. Those were though deleted from my account yet I was not sure whether those appeared still on my friends' account. I had to inform everyone that my account was breached and hacked. It was really a bad, very bad experience. Now a days every member of the family above 18 years is on facebook. Think of my mental agony. I am not yet over it. On advice of my son and facebook, I changed my password on facebook and my e-mail both. Facebook asked my permission to go into my computer too and find if any malware is present. However it could not find any, thanks to Quick Heal protection in my laptop.

Request everyone also to change your settings,’ who should see your post from Public to Friends only’

I would welcome any advice and suggestion how to deal such a situation to control the damage immediately and for future also. 

IT MAY HAPPEN TO ANYONE ON FACEBOOK 

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Tribhawan Kaul

15 comments:

  1. Hansraj Sharma
    July 21 at 8:18pm
    Really friend, Tribhawan Kaul, I'm scared too, let such information of security measures etc. be public for everyone's help...!!!

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  2. Ashokraina Kashmari
    July 21 at 8:31pm

    I was a victim a few months back

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  3. Arun Kumar
    July 21 at 8:41pm

    Tribhawan ji these are the social media hazards.It is embarassing and i wish fb is more agressive to cleanse the dirt.Every day there are porn pic posted on fb.unfortunately we can not delete them.It happened with me also.Only saving grace is with this media most of the people are familiar with and understand.you can only report to fb and they are prompt in action.

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  4. Ebi Robert
    July 21 at 8:53pm

    My dear, it is becoming almost a normal activity, though a malicious one. Take heart and thanks for the advice.

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  5. Ramkishore Upadhyay
    July 21 at 9:08pm

    आदरणीय आपकी प्रतिष्ठा से सब परिचित है ,,,,यह कई लोगों के साथ हो रहा है .....फिर भी आपका स्पष्टीकरण आपके अकलुषित व्यक्तित्व का अकाट्य साक्ष्य है ..सादर

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  6. Lata Yadav
    July 21 at 9:23pm

    A mail came but I didn't open and believe it as a person of your status and calibre will never play with his reputation

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  7. Sarala Ram Kamal
    July 21 at 11:38pm

    Never mind. .. it is going on around here with many accounts .. don't worry

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  8. Main Hoon Ali
    July 21 at 11:44pm

    Thanx sir for sharing your experience.

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  9. Sheikh Shahzad Usmani
    July 22 at 12:14pm

    Never mind. .. it is going on around here with many accounts .. don't worry .Thanx sir for sharing your experience. आदरणीय आपकी प्रतिष्ठा से सब परिचित है ,,,,यह कई लोगों के साथ हो रहा है .....फिर भी आपका स्पष्टीकरण आपके अकलुषित व्यक्तित्व का अकाट्य साक्ष्य है ..सादर. My dear, it is becoming almost a normal activity, though a malicious one. Take heart and thanks for the advice. One of my students faced such incident and was punished badly to long sickness although it was not his posts....Stupid teachers punished an innocent student....

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  10. Sheikh Shahzad Usmani
    July 22 at 12:43pm

    Thanx sir for sharing your experience. My dear, it is becoming almost a normal activity, though a malicious one. Take heart and thanks for the advice. Tribhawan ji these are the social media hazards.It is embarassing and i wish fb is more agressive to cleanse the dirt.Every day there are porn pic posted on fb.unfortunately we can not delete them.It happened with me also.Only saving grace is with this media most of the people are familiar with and understand.you can only report to fb and they are prompt in action.

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  11. Sheikh Shahzad Usmani
    July 22 at 12:45pm

    Thanx sir for sharing your experience. Don't feel bad about it Tribhawan ji .. it happans with every one. These are usually spams and all ur friends on Facebook understand it well. So obviously everyone will just ignore it.

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  12. Shridhar Rao
    July 22 at 2:16pm

    As you said, it could have happened to anyone. So please don't feel bad about it :)

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  13. Lata Yadav
    July 22 at 2:25pm

    Sir, Just ignore it and trust your real friends and admirers.
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  14. Shyamal Sinha
    July 22 at 3:39pm

    Indeed it very very embarrassing ! But ,I suppose it is inbuilt hazard ! I too ve undergone through this !

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  15. Anil Sahai
    July 22 at 4:07pm

    Though it is bad but only way just to ignore it...regards
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