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Use Facebook? Beware identity theft

posted onFebruary 4, 2009
by hitbsecnews

A warning tonight for Facebook users. Hackers stole one man's online password and his identity. They changed his Facebook page to say he was in trouble and then hit up his friends for money.

Catina Dailey, who says she has 695 friends on Facebook, has taken steps to try and stay safe. "Only a few people have access to my pictures and I change my password once a month," says Dailey.

Marika Anastassidis, has more than 800 friends in her Facebook network and there are more than a thousand pictures of her online. She worries about security, but feels ,"if you use the privacy protection correctly I think it's safe."

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