Mark Zuckerberg had his Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest accounts hacked over the weekend.
And he wasn’t the only one – actor Jack Black and something-or-other Kylie Jenner also suffered as the result of social networking accounts being compromised.
In Jack Black’s case it was his rock band’s Twitter account that was hacked, to announce that the actor had died! Yoinks!
Check out my video above where I describe what happened, and how users should defend their accounts.
From the sound of things Mark Zuckerberg just failed security 101. One shalt not use the same password on multiple websites.
If only people would learn to use unique passwords for their different accounts, and enabled two-step verification to make it much harder for hackers to crack into accounts – even if passwords are stolen.
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- How to protect your Amazon account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to better protect your Google account with two-step Verification (2SV)
- How to protect your Dropbox account with two-step verification (2SV)
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- How to protect your Microsoft account with two-step verification (2SV)
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- How to protect your PayPal account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to protect your Yahoo account with two-step verification (2SV)
- How to protect your Apple ID account against hackers
- How to better protect your Google account with two-step verification and Google Authenticator
- How to protect your Hootsuite account from hackers
- How to better protect your Instagram account with two-step verification (2SV)
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- How to better protect your Roblox account from hackers with two-step verification (2SV)
You have the perfect face for security work.
slightly bemused, slightly clueless, hiding a brilliant mind.
I've decided to take this as a compliment.
I think the deliberately touseled hair is a big part of it.
Well, I *have* been deliberately avoiding a comb since about 1981… I think sometimes it's best to let things take their natural course.