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Yahoo said one billion user accounts will be affected because of a hacking incident. If you just watched the news that Yahoo got hacked, this article is for you to protect your account.

Why these things happened?

As you login frequently to your social account, be it from your mobile, computer, office workstation or laptop, you may leave the social account unattended. Some people like to get money, pleasure by looking into other persons’ social account because they have nothing to do in their life. Twitter is the main target of hackers. Hacking has been hitting the global scale and social networking websites. They can make your privacy public even menace your daily life. So here are some tips about how you can protect your social accounts better. Just follow it!

Have a secure password

First and most important is to change your password right now. As billions of accounts are affected, you can’t know whether you are the one or not. So the most effective way is changing your password immediately. That would help if you use different and complicated password for your each social account. For example, “@Tanco95Charlie” is a complicated password with words, numbers and symbols. Never use words which are part of your user ID or your account name. Also changing your password frequently can avoid unauthorized access.

Use third-party apps with caution

I n your social account settings, see which services were previously given permission to integrate with your account. Cancel access to any you don't use frequently or those that actually ask for your private information. In the PC, try to avoid any third party web toolbars apart from the trusted ones, because some malicious toolbars programmed to read your key strikes which often comes free with smileys or other stuff do contains a code. But you can use virtual keyboard to avoid it.

Don't click on dubious links

You will come across many scams and dubious links. Do not follow such links as they try to hack your account. When you find appalling messages in the status update, Google and check it before proceeding further would be much better. Never click on dubious links even they come from your friends. Always take an extra step to confirm can protect your account better.

Other tips

If you still worry about your account, you can run a virus detection program to find the virus and destroy it. Remember to sign out every time after your use your social account on shared computer, office workstation or other public place.

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What did you do after you read one though you've seen many articles like this in the past? Did you change your passwords or check your bank accounts? Request a new PIN for your debit card? No? You should think about doing all of those.

After all, hackers are going to continue attacking financial institutions and retail stores in pursuit of account numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers...and there's not much you can do about that. But that doesn't mean you have to wait for it to happen.

By taking a few proactive steps, you can increase your awareness and take steps that will make it harder for hackers to do their dirty work. Also if you know any other options or methods please do share with us here.