We keep hearing about it, people getting their Facebook profile or some internet account hacked. I went to go on my Whispers of the Soul Facebook page and noticed unusual videos. I was a bit surprised and went to look at who authored it because it was not me. Hackers had found a way to get onto my page and become admins.
I was shocked.
Even more so, over the next couple of days, they would post moronic videos and request followers to make donations to the page. Furiously trying to delete each post and keep up with their shenanigans, they found a way to delete me from the page altogether. I was hurt by this point. Then I feared that they would upload a virus or something harmful for the 400k plus followers. I could not imagine, I just let my worries consume me and I kept posting.
Facebook to the rescue! I had the page since 2013 and there is a history they can see. They verified everything and canceled my passwords and restored my admin rights while eliminating theirs.
I felt vulnerable all of a sudden. If this can happen on a Facebook page, what else are they capable of doing? I found myself changing every password and realizing that people are not necessarily as thoughtful, caring, or empathetic as I would like to believe. They were requesting donations! I don't even understand how that is a thing. I posted so that my followers would know what was happening but while there are really creepy, greedy, and mean people, there are just as compassionate. I couldn't help but worry someone felt they were helping who they thought was me. It is a terrible feeling.
Then I worried how silly I looked worrying about a page. That page had allowed me a voice to show or express my pain or different feelings through the years (2013 - 2019). It had been a source of comfort that was not fully known to me until this happened.
I find myself appreciating it so much more and holding tight to this page, this silly thing that feels so close to my heart.
Hacked. I just never knew it was so easy and yet, I have no idea (or desire) to ever do it. Keep changing your passwords, people!