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Why did the biggest hack in Facebook history happen and how can you protect yourself from it in the future - it's worth and recommended to read and remember

This week Facebook published the results of the biggest attack on it in its 14 years of operation. If there is anyone who doubted that identity theft is one of the trendy and annoying scourges that exist today, I suggest looking at the results that speak for themselves:

• 50 million accounts were hacked
• 30 million tokens were stolen
• Cumulative personal information of 29 million people, including phone numbers and email accounts - exposed

A hack of this magnitude did not happen. Unfortunately, I am sure that it will only serve as a trigger for repeated, aggressive and no less offensive attempts. We have no power to worry about the security of our information - is a sentence that is still quite true. It is also a recipe for trouble. I say: you don't need strength for such a thing, just a little brain!

why did this happen? A security breach, through which hackers gained access to the Token Ring - the access tokens of the users, gave very unsympathetic people permissions to travel through your Facebook without the need for additional authentication. Mr. Hacker has become an Israeli Mr. Israel, when no one suspects this disguise. Your identity has been stolen and whoever holds it, and unfortunately knows what they are doing, can and does harm you. Now, he has access to manipulate your accounts, and that's a nasty business. The movie: I know what you did last night - the reality version.

it's important to remember: This nightmare is valid Not just for Facebook, but also for hacking and taking over other apps you have. The equally bad news is that the hackers who have endless records of millions of citizens actually have records of close to a billion people, if you take into account that they already know who the friends of those they hacked are.

And what to do: I mentioned before and I will mention again the importance of using the two-step verification that warns of connection attempts from an unrecognized computer, not to be tempted to click on any link, and in general, it is mandatory to be careful about security settings, and yes, also about changing passwords and strong passwords; Yes, even if you are already drilled in your head with the recommendations on capital and small letters. Always remember: aggression begins with laziness.

Recently I heard that Facebook announced that you can be calm and that there is no evidence of taking over other applications. My opinion is that in this story, you are strongly advised to choose to be the ant and not the cricket. Be sure you are safe.