MistysDaddy08
02-04-2009, 12:34 AM
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- 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."
There's no question Facebook is a great way to connect with people who want to be friends with you. The danger is the people who want to be you.
"One of the very best ways to steal online--is to impersonate someone else,"says Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
Rotenberg says call anyone who asks for money before sending it. And to keep from being a victim, there are a lot of things you should never post on your Facebook page.
"Social security number, credit card numbers, financial information, even very personal secrets. They don't belong there."
When it comes to networking, Robbie Abramo says he's cautious.
Says Abramo, "I just try to only add people I know."
She tried that too, but Meagan Allen has now given up her Facebook page in favor of the phone after someone sent her a friend request using her photo.
"If I want to network that badly, I can call or email," says Allen. "I don't need to be on Facebook."
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."
There's no question Facebook is a great way to connect with people who want to be friends with you. The danger is the people who want to be you.
"One of the very best ways to steal online--is to impersonate someone else,"says Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
Rotenberg says call anyone who asks for money before sending it. And to keep from being a victim, there are a lot of things you should never post on your Facebook page.
"Social security number, credit card numbers, financial information, even very personal secrets. They don't belong there."
When it comes to networking, Robbie Abramo says he's cautious.
Says Abramo, "I just try to only add people I know."
She tried that too, but Meagan Allen has now given up her Facebook page in favor of the phone after someone sent her a friend request using her photo.
"If I want to network that badly, I can call or email," says Allen. "I don't need to be on Facebook."