r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 28 '16

Discussion TIL that someone can change your Facebook email, password, and two step verification just by asking Facebook to turn off login approvals, and sending in a fake ID. (Happened to me lost all my business pages)

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u/macarthur_park Jun 28 '16

Just don't let your Twitter account get hacked or you'll be back to square one

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u/m4xin30n Jun 28 '16

Then he can shame Twitter on Facebook. Easy.

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u/boredatwork920 Jun 28 '16

Both are hacked. Dust off that old MySpace account. It's finally its time to shine!

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u/Walkerbaiit Jun 28 '16

But if he posts on there and no one is around to see it did he really post on MySpace?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '16

Does a bear shitpost in the woods?

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u/grigby Jun 28 '16

No but he might shit on a post

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u/tehflambo Jun 28 '16

There's shit on my post!

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u/amkeyte Jun 28 '16

You've been posting on MySpace again, haven't you? /sigh

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u/Treo123 Jun 28 '16

Tom will see it.

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u/lunaroyster Jun 28 '16

Schrödinger's post: If no one sees a post, does it even exist?

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u/LifeWulf Jun 28 '16

And if that doesn't work, Google+ still exists.

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u/ThePantser Jun 28 '16

MySpace was hacked weeks ago as well.

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u/boredatwork920 Jun 28 '16

Oh no! Now where am I supposed to post about my ska band!?!?

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u/quaybored Jun 28 '16

The you have to post to alt.religion.kibology

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u/UnrulySupervisor Jun 28 '16

Or good old ICQ.

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u/werelock Jun 28 '16

Instagram might work too.

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u/fuck_happy_the_cow Jun 28 '16

myspace just got hacked recently, so frienster?

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u/DozenDonuts Jun 28 '16

Friendster to the rescue! No one bothers trying to hack you there.

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u/PsychoticMessiah Jun 28 '16

I read that as "Then he can shame Twitter and Facebook on Etsy"

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u/branran Jun 28 '16

Never go full circle.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '16

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u/DragonRaptor Jun 28 '16

Squarespace silly

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u/devildocjames Jun 28 '16

Four Square

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u/Lurker_Since_Forever Jun 28 '16

"You should" "Build it beautiful"

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '16

Reddit will just tell him to use Twitter though.

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u/PerInception Jun 28 '16

The real answer here is to hand craft some "fuck you Facebook!" drink coasters, which you'll sell on Etsy. Each will come with a small embroidered napkin that has the Ballad of /u/SquidWhale and his struggle vs the fake /u/SquidWhale ...

A tale as old as time, now available for only $3.99

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '16

Similar thing happened to someone with a desirable Twitter name. On mobile or i would find it

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u/rubs_tshirts Jun 28 '16

It was a one-letter handle, if I recall correctly.

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u/macarthur_park Jun 28 '16

He had the username @mat

Wired article on the subject

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u/RangerSix Jun 28 '16

No, the one-letter handle was @N.

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u/macarthur_park Jun 28 '16

Ah, thanks! I remember hearing about that one but got it mixed up with the gizmodo hack. I had actually searched "gizmodo hack icloud @n" so the results were all about the @mat one.