Help - twitter hacked

[fbm]

Hi Guys

My Twitter account now posts a Tweet allegedly from me about some diet video or something. It comes up every few hours or so, any ideas how I can stop it?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Have you changed your password?

 

[fbm]

Just done that, we'll see if it works

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Just done that, we'll see if it works

Add a couple of numbers to it.That'll do the trick.I had the same problem a few months back and changed my password by adding a couple of numbers.That sorted it.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

Similar thing happened to me but I was apparently trying to sell holidays! Apparently, you're supposed to change your password every 3 months or so to avoid this sort of thing.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Yeah, I'd say Barna is right there, happened to my hubby on Twitter too, make your password easy enough to remember but complicated enough so the bots won't get in. Stick your old form number on the end or something!

 

[fbm]

Yep, problem solved. Cheers.

 

[Pubey]

Having repetition in your password is a very simple way to make it miles more secure.

So for example, if your password was Max123, making your password Max123Max123 would be miles harder to crack.

 

[Mr Plow]

Courtesy of XKCD

 

[fbm]

Courtesy of XKCD

That's quality!

But I'd better not use "correct horse battery staple" though...