Is Your Twitter Account Is Hacked?

We already intimated you about Twitter Phishing Attack Via Direct Message.So many people’s accounts are compromised.Yesterday Twitter tweeted that about this Phishing Attack.But won’t provided any ways to get out of this risk.Today finally Twitter Safety tweeted about Securing Hacked Twitter Accounts.Twitter suggests the following actions when your Twitter Account Compromised! (Hacked).

If you notice any of the following, then we can say that your Twitter Account is Compromised.Then we suggest you to read this article for further help.

• Unexpected Tweets posting from your account.
• Unintended DMs (direct messages) sent from your account.
• You are unable to log in to Twitter (and you know you haven’t changed your password or username).

Here are the solutions,

is your twitter account hacked

Reset your password and Revoke Connections

1. Reset Your Password:You should reset your password if it possible to log into your account under setting on Twitter.You can also use the Twitter password reset feature to request an email with instructions for resetting your password. Select a strong password you haven’t used before.
2. Revoke connections:View the connections tab in your twitter page and revoke all untrusted third-party applications.
3. Update your new password in your third-party applications:If a trusted external application or widget uses your Twitter password, be sure to update your password in the application. Otherwise, your account may be temporarily locked.
4. Support Request:Even then if you didn’t recover your password, then you must request twitter to regain access to your account.You can submit a request here.Please be sure to include in your request:
   • Your username
   • Any email addresses you think might be associated with your account
   • The last date you had access to your account
   • The phone number associated with the account (if you verified your phone)

How to Protect Your Twitter Account?

If you think your account hacked and you’re able to regain access, please make sure to:

• Delete any remaining, unwanted Tweets.
• Scan your computers for viruses & malware, especially if unauthorized tweets continue to be posted after you’ve changed the password.
• Always use a strong, new password you don’t use elsewhere and would be difficult to guess.
• Visit our Safe Tweeting page for more information on avoiding hacks and phishing.

If you still need more support just visit the official twitter post.

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