Most of the hackers target social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, Gmail. Hackers target social media accounts to steal confidential information like personal photos, video, bank credentials we often share on email , etc. International Institute of Cyber Security researchers confirms, that they often get cases where user’s social media accounts are compromised by someone they know sometimes or by someone they have doubt on or by someone they don’t know.

So today we will talk about ways by which a user can figure out that his/her account is compromised or not and require immediate attention. We will talk about on how a user can check his/her Facebook, Gmail or Instagram account is hacked or not.

Is my Gmail Hacked?

If you want to check that whether your Gmail account is hacked or not?, then follow these steps in your Gmail account

• Step 1 – Login into your GMail account. Now you can check your Gmail account last account activity, by going to Manage your Google Account option on top right corner of your main Gmail Interface above logout option, as marked by 1 in the screen shot below.
• Step 2 –  Click the Security option or Click Here to move directly to the security page.
• Step 3 – Then select the Recent security activities to review your account logins.

If your account is used from different device other than it is usually used, then you will get this.

Did you notice that IP addresses, time, browser, location, and devices listed here that might be a sign of someone has entered your Gmail account? In that case, click on “Sign out all other web sessions or web accounts,” which will log out everyone else except for you, and change your password right away.

Secure my GMail account

Go to your Google account security page and go through the security checkup to complete all the steps. 

• Logout from all devices
• Change the password
• Add two-step verification

Is my Facebook Hacked?

As we all know Facebook is the largest social network application and most of the hacking activities are done in this application. So we will verify our FB social network account, if some unusual activities are going on.

• Step 1 Login our Facebook account with credentials
• Step 2 Open the settings page by clicking on the top right corner, above your logout option.
• Step 3 Select security or Click Here to move directly to security

Here, we can see where you’re logged in, with all the details.

It displays device, location, browser and time same as well

Secure my Facebook account

• To keep out hackers, secure your account by following these steps:
  • Create a New Password with good strength
  • Add Two-Step Verification

Is my Instagram Hacked?

We all know Instagram is also a large social network application. Most of the hackers target this to blackmail people or just for fun.

Follow these steps to verify Your account is hacked or not?

• Step 1: Click On settings
• Step 2: Click On Login Activities or Click Here to move directly to Login Activities Page

Here, we can see where you’re logged in, with all the details

Secure my Instagram account

• To keep out hackers, secure your account by following these steps.
• Log out all sessions and follow these steps:
  • Create a New Password with good strength
  • Add Two-Step Verification

IS MY TWITTER HACKED?

Twitter is a social networking applications and most of the youngsters celebrities use this. With the recent news on twitter accounts hacked worldwide, massive flood of messages were exchanged between communities. So researcher of International Institute of Cyber Security talks about a quick way to check if his/her twitter account is hacked or not?

Now, imagine if your twitter account is hacked and if any unauthorized post has done. Follow this steps to verify your account.

• Step 1: Log in to twitter account with your credentials.
• Step 2: Click on More or Click Here to move directly to Apps and Sessions Page
• Step 3: Click on Settings and Privacy
• Step 4: Click on Account
• Step 5: Click on Apps and Sessions

Here, we can see recent login activities with the device name, location and Active status.

SECURE MY TWITTER ACCOUNT

• To keep your account secure follow these steps
  • Log out all the sessions
  • Create a new password with good strength
  • Add Two-step authentication