Step 5 - Task

Task: Writing


Cybercrime causes huge problems for society - personally, financially, and even in matters of national security. In this assignment you are going to write about your 'Facebook hack'. 

There are several ways hackers use a breached Facebook account. Automatic logins through Facebook allow hackers access to many different site accounts once they've taken over your Facebook account. Spammers hack Facebook accounts to gain access to your following. Your account also gives a hacker a lot of personal information about you that can be used to steal your identity.

Situation:

 

'I logged onto my account as usual and there it was.
A photo of me copying some work from a friend. I felt sick. I never copy. But how was this photo on my Facebook wall. And who posted it?'


Write the story about this situation, explaining how someone could do that.
In your story mention the answers to the following questions and express your feelings about the fact your Facebook account was 'hacked'. 

  1. How did they get your password/ get into your account?
  2. When did this happen?
  3. How can people change photos?
  4. Why do people do things like this? 
    'Why would a hacker want to break into my Facebook account when there is nothing of any real value there?’ you may think.
  5. Which personal information on Facebook as available for the 'hacker'? What information did you put on socials? What are you worrying about, what do you think he/she will do with this information? 

Write about 250 words.