10 Method of Hacking a Facebook Account

Hack Facebook Account By These Simple 10 Methods

Now a days  every one is searching on net how to hack a Facebook account..Everyone is trying to get the methods of hacking Facebook...
.I have got some e mails regarding this topic . So I have decided to give a series of post on this topic....Today's post is an introductory post on this topic . I’m now discovering all the methods used to hack Facebook password and some counter measures can also help you protect your Facebook account from hacking.

1- Hack Facebook Account By Phishing 

Phishing is still the most popular attack vector used for hacking Facebook accounts. There are variety methods to carry out phishing attack. In a simple phishing attacks a hacker creates a fake log in page which exactly looks like the real Facebook page and then asks the victim to log in. Once the victim log in through the fake page the, the victims "Email Address" and "Password" is stored in to a text file, and the hacker then downloads the text file and gets his hands on the victims credentials.

2-Hack Facebook Account By Key Logging

Key logging is the easiest way to hack a Facebook password. Key logging sometimes can be so dangerous that even a person with good knowledge of computers can fall for it. A Key logger is basically a small program which, once is installed on victim's computer, will record every thing victim types on his/her computer. The logs are then send back to the attacker by either FTP or directly to hackers email address.

3-Hack Facebook Account By Stealing

Almost 80% percent people use stored passwords in their browser to access the Facebook. This is quite convenient, but can sometimes be extremely dangerous. Stealer's are software's specially designed to capture the saved passwords stored in the victims Internet browser.

4-Hack Facebook Account By Session Hijacking

Session Hijacking can be often very dangerous if you are accessing Facebook on a http (non secure) connection. In Session Hijacking attack, a hacker steals the victims browser cookie which is used to authenticate the user on a website, and use it to access the victims account. Session hijacking is widely used on LAN, and WiFi connections.

5-Hack Facebook Account By Side jacking With Sheep Fire

Side jacking attack went common in late 2010, however it's still popular now a days. Fire sheep is widely used to carry out side jacking attacks. Fire sheep only works when the attacker and victim is on the same WiFi network. A side jacking attack is basically another name for http session hijacking, but it's more targeted towards WiFi users.

6-Hack Facebook Account By Mobile Phone Hacking

Millions of Facebook users access Facebook through their mobile phones. In case the hacker can gain access to the victims mobile phone then he can probably gain access to his/her Facebook account. Their are a lots of Mobile Spying Software used to monitor a Cellphone. The most popular Mobile Phone Spying software's are: Mobile Spy, and Spy Phone Gold.

7-Hack Facebook Account By DNS Spoofing

If both the victim and attacker are on the same network, an attacker can use a DNS spoofing attack and change the original Facebook page to his own fake page and hence can get access to victims Facebook account.

8-Hack Facebook Account By USB Hacking

If an attacker has physical access to your computer, he could just insert a USB programmed with a function to automatically extract saved passwords in the Internet browser. 

9-Hack Facebook Account By Man in The Middle Attacks 

If the victim and attacker are on the same LAN and on a switch based network, a hacker can place himself between the client and the server, or he could act as a default gateway and hence capturing all the traffic in between.

10-Hack Facebook Account By Bot Nets

Bot nets are not commonly used for hacking Facebook accounts, because of it's high setup costs. They are used to carry more advanced attacks. A Bot net is basically a collection of compromised computer. The infection process is same as the key logging, however a Bot net gives you additional options for carrying out attacks with the compromised computer. Some of the most popular Bot nets include Spy eye and Zeus.

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