How to Keep MySpace From Getting Hacked
Social-networking websites such as MySpace are prime targets for hackers. A hacker who steals a MySpace password can immediately use the compromised account to broadcast unsolicited advertisements to all of that user's friends, potentially earning money for his dishonest deeds. Exercise solid security practices and use common sense to protect your MySpace account and prevent it from being hacked.
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Check the address bar at the top of the browser window before logging in to MySpace. The address bar should always display the URL "myspace.com." If the address bar displays a different URL, you may have arrived at a phishing website designed to steal passwords.
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Avoid giving your MySpace password to anyone, whether via email or an instant message. No MySpace employee will ever ask for your password.
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Use a MySpace password that people who know you could not guess. For example, birth dates and names of pets can be very unsecure passwords -- particularly if you list this information in your MySpace profile. A complex password consisting of several random letters and numbers is very secure.
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Avoid clicking any link sent to you in a message on MySpace. These links could come from users who have already been hacked, and they could send your browser to pages designed to deliver malware.
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Set your MySpace profile to private so its full content can be viewed only by your friends. If hackers know less about you, they will have less information to go on when attempting to hack your account.
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Change your MySpace password periodically. If your account information has been compromised, anyone who has access to your account will immediately lose it when you change your password.
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Log out of MySpace when you are finished using it if you access your account from a public computer. Clear the Web browser's cache and cookies before leaving the computer.
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