It is no gainsaying that social media is now an important feature in our lives. It is used by almost everyone from celebrities to influencers, businesses, news platforms, marketers and individuals. Some persons have even leveraged on it to make money. So, it is important for your different social media accounts to be secured. Regardless, since you are online, and there are hackers prowling for accounts to hack, you have to be observant to know if your accounts have been illegally accessed or not. In line with this, Jumia Travel and Jumia Mobile Week presents 7 signs your social media account has been hacked.

You are unable to log into your accounts

This is an obvious sign that your account may have been hijacked by hackers. You have tried several passwords but you are still locked out of your account. Even the change password option is not working. It must have been a very sophisticated hack. The only way you can have your account back is to contact Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat.

Status not updated by you

This is perhaps the simplest way to know if your social media account has been hacked. You will see tweets or posts you didn't share appearing on your timeline. It may be political or propagandist messages. You should immediately change your password.

Your number of followers significantly Jumps

You only have 300 followers on either your Instagram or Twitter page. Then you suddenly notice that it jumped to like 2,000 or 3,000. It is strange right and you never followed anyone. In fact, Instagram or Twitter will not allow you to garner 2,000 or 3,000 followers a day. If this is the case, it is highly possible that your account has been hacked.

Someone logged into your account from an unusual location

Sometimes, you may add the wrong location for reasons best known to you. However, if you see a location you never added, it is an alert that someone is illegally accessing your account from that location. You may want to do some checks to be sure you were not the one that changed it.

You cannot find all your posts

All your posts for years have grown wings and flew away. You cannot find them. You searched and searched but you still couldn't find them. You logged in and logged out but the same thing. It is advisable you change your password or you have to deactivate that account and open a new one.

Too many spammy ads on your page

This mainly applies to Facebook. A seemingly interesting post is recommended to you to read. If you click it, you have opened the floodgate to spammy ads. That click will allow hackers to access your account.

Your cover image has been replaced

If your cover image has been replaced with a naked woman or any other nasty picture or photo, it means someone is attempting to frame you or in the process of usurping your account. You should look out for this on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/7-signs-social-media-account-hacked/

Nice one boss

All these are obvious

I just love to bulk space

Lemme smoke this weed finish so that I can get inspiration to comment

So weedified

What of Nairaland>

Wetin concern me with hackers?!

Anyone knows how to detect a web logging into what's. As in d location, IP address n ol??

Ok

K

All this aint necessary..... When your account gets hacked you go know....

There is this girl i like on Facebook,i messaged her,till today she hasn't reply my messages.

Her name is Facebook user

she is just too arrogant!

Noted.

OK.

Like someone said, all of these are obvious.

Let's discuss how an hacker can be on my/your network for a long time, just monitoring my/your activities without us knowing!

Only an heavy dummy will noticed all this signs , and still won't know that someone is using his or her account someone else.

okay

no be my type hackers the find.

Despite changing my twitter password. The account is still hacked. I just noticed i dey follow thousands of people. He tire me to unfollow dem!

Narldon:



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Thanks Op for such info.





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Thanks for the tips

maxiuc:
I just love to bulk space

Lemme smoke this weed finish so that I can get inspiration to comment

So weedified

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That Number 2 is absolutely wrong. Status appearing when you don't upload them is as a result of some applications you have given access to on your accounts hence you need to deactivate those applications.
Same thing applicable to having lots of followers or following lots of people

clems88:
yes bulk i can see the effect of the weed at work

Person no fit du mistake in peace again...

MustiizRaja:
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MustiizRaja:
hacking wey I don dey do since time in memorial

Hacker needed! just contact me! no kidding