Even if Facebook scammers did unnecessarily target users with searches, they would still need an individual's password to log in as that user - but if they had those credentials, there would be no need for hackers to target people sharing "copy and paste" status updates.īest practices for Facebook security include two-factor authentication, by which each login is verified as legitimate. Locating users using a search string of text does not make their accounts any more vulnerable to hacking, and we found absolutely no evidence to suggest that Facebook scammers target people with status updates. The narrator of the video walks viewers through his theory of copy and paste hacking, claiming that anyone with bad intentions can copy a portion of any circulating status update, paste it into the search bar, and find everyone on social media who has shared that message.Īlthough the video claims to provide information about securing accounts, it instead just illustrates lack of familiarity with Facebook's security protocols. Hackers have also been attracted by Twitch’s large user base – shortly after the acquisition, security experts warned of a malware campaign targeting Twich users, with malicious code appearing via the site’s chat feature.On 6 February 2017, fitness marketer Antony Newby published a video advancing the claim that "copy and paste" Facebook status updates left users unwittingly vulnerable to people who wanted to hack into their social media accounts and, by extension, their computers: It allows users to watch others play video games, generating substantial advertising revenues. The San Francisco-based operation was acquired by Amazon for nearly $1bn (£640m) last year, beating out a rival bid from Google. Twitch has about 100 million viewers per month. The company declined to provide further details, including the timing and duration of the hack and how many users were affected. As a result, it advised users to change usernames and passwords on other sites that are identical or similar to those used on Twitch. In an email to affected users, Twitch added that the passwords involved were encrypted, but still may have been accessed. “As a result, you will be prompted to create a new password the next time you attempt to log into your Twitch account,” Twitch stated. The service said it has reset user passwords and stream keys and disconnected accounts that were linked to Twitter and YouTube.
“There may have been unauthorised access to some Twitch user account information,” Twitch wrote in an advisory. Amazon’s Twitch online gameplay-watching service has said it appears the site has been hacked, leading to a possible compromise of usernames and passwords.
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