08-06-2009, 05:24 PM
As said before, change all her passwords, now!
Has she been on any wifi networks lately? Most can be hacked, even if encryption is being used. Did she use public wifi somewhere? Did she connect to someone else's network while at her sister's?
FB could well have been cracked. ALWAYS used a unique password for big sites. Make your profile visible to friends only (by default it's visible to everyone) and NEVER add friends you don't actually know, even if they know 100 of your friends.
If you use POP, your password is sent in plain text. Keep that in mind. In IMAP it's encrypted. Use SSL when you can.
There's a lot of ways the password could have been gathered, but you'll probably never know how.
Apps can't gain access to passwords.
Has she been on any wifi networks lately? Most can be hacked, even if encryption is being used. Did she use public wifi somewhere? Did she connect to someone else's network while at her sister's?
FB could well have been cracked. ALWAYS used a unique password for big sites. Make your profile visible to friends only (by default it's visible to everyone) and NEVER add friends you don't actually know, even if they know 100 of your friends.
If you use POP, your password is sent in plain text. Keep that in mind. In IMAP it's encrypted. Use SSL when you can.
There's a lot of ways the password could have been gathered, but you'll probably never know how.
Mike Sellers wrote:
I don't think Facebook is nearly as secure as people think. Ever read those disclaimers every time someone invites you to participate in a poll or game? You give them access to your info AND your friends' info. I won't do it though I guess I'm vulnerable because everyone else does. I've already gotten spammed through a Facebook message.
Apps can't gain access to passwords.