Since Paul Graham found a vulnerability in the Harvard computer system in 1971 and hacking was born as such, the Internet and computer security have evolved to such an extent that any user has access to the tools to carry out different computer attacks, such as hacking. Facebook.
In this article we are going to give a theoretical approach to how to hack facebook, as well as the company itself as well as users of the most famous social network of all. Of course, all the information given is for informational purposes and from SoydeMac no one is encouraged to hack any company or user.
What is Hacking and what consequences does it have?
If we had to define what hacking is, we would say that it is the act of accessing, manipulating or exploring computer systems, networks or electronic devices with the aim of obtaining information, violating security, modifying settings or performing unauthorized actions.
Fiction has brought us a somewhat distorted image of a hacker: it is usually associated with a very socially withdrawn person, who is usually obsessed with computers and who carries out his attacks by typing countless lines of code into a command console.
The reality is simpler than all this, as explained in the book Hacking Exposed by Joel Scambray: a hacker is a person who carries out attacks on his targets mostly using tools developed by a third party, who finds the right place and time to do it.
You don’t have to develop your own tools to be a hackerbut you have to know how to use the existing ones and if they apply to what you are trying to hack.
Hacking Exposed is an excellent manual if you are interested in security
The hacking world, like everything in this life, is divided into a duality: ethical hackersalso called White Hat Hackerswho are in charge of finding vulnerabilities to notify companies and be able to patch them, and malicious hackers either “Black Hat Hackers” Or simply, crackerswho are in charge of accessing that information for basically illegal purposes.
Like any illegal activity, hacking carries a series of risks such as direct legal consequences like criminal charges, fines, and possibly even jail time.
In addition to the implicit legal risks, as we have said, there are “ethical hackers” who can be part of IT companies, as could be the case with Facebook. These employees could launch digital counterattacks against the malicious user causing the same negative consequences that he or she produces when hacking a company.
If we focus on the option to hack Facebook, we have three possible options. Let’s review them:
I want to hack Facebook as an organization
Facebook is a company that operates on the Internet through servers. The most popular way to attack these companies so that they cannot work is through a Denial of Service or (DoS) attack.
In this type of attack, what is done is saturate the bandwidth of company servers connecting to a resource, for example, your web page.
Suppose we have a web page, with the capacity to have up to 100 simultaneous user connections without the risk of crashes. The idea is to force more users than expected to connect so that the server becomes saturated and has a service drop.
In the case of Facebook, we are talking about a company that has such a magnitude of servers that hacking it with a DoS from a single location is something that is totally unthinkable. And for this, we have an evolution of it: the Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS attack.
The operation is the same: send massive traffic to a website with the aim of saturating it and making it inaccessible to other users, but the approach is different. Instead of attacking from a location, the attack is made from different different locations at the same time. So there would no longer be a single computer attacking the Facebook page, but there would be multiple teams doing it.
To do so, there are two possibilities:
- Do it together with other users Annoyed with Facebook, who join forces to attack a website together. This is often the approach used by organizations hacktivists like Anonymous.
- Through a botnet: a network of equipment and zombie computers controlled by an attacker without the consent of the users, which is usually used to bring down networks.
If you are more curious about these methods, we advise you to watch this video by Nate Gentile who tells how he suffered the attack on his website, Mastermind, and how they were able to stop it.
Although of course, all this is theorizing. Facebook, as an Internet-based company, have such complexity in their servers and available security means in them, that attacking them with a DDoS is not a quick and easy option to do. But still, it would be a possible scenario with the right number of teams.
I want to hack a Facebook app
Making a copy of the Facebook app with malware would be possible
One way to hack Facebook app is distribute a modified version of itsimilar to when a game is distributed with a crack inside.
This application, in appearance the same as the one from Facebook, could hide malware such as viruses, trojans or ransomware that could be used to steal user information: from Facebook passwords to bank details of the same phone.
For this very reason, It is always advisable to download our applications from reliable sources. like the AppStore itself, since the content that is there has been verified and validated as safe by Apple.
Modifying an app like Facebook requires the iOS Development Kit, which is a tool designed to create legitimate apps, as well as app programming knowledge. In the case of Apple, our application is called xcode and requires that you be registered on the Apple website as a developer to be able to use it.
Once downloaded and with the right knowledge, You could theoretically develop a Facebook-like app with malware insidewhich if well concealed inside could pass control of Apple and be used to hack Facebook.
Although it seems very filmy, It would not be the first time it happens this: there are apps like Loot the Castle, Fire Walls either Rope Runner which were later removed from the App Store after ethical hackers discovered that they had hidden malware that Apple missed.
I want to hack someone’s Facebook account
On the other hand, if what you want is to enter someone’s Facebook account without their permission, it is relatively easier than everything described above: 90% of user hacks are done due to the lack of emphasis on security that the people in general.
To do this, the easiest way is to use methods of “social engineering” how can they be famous Phishingalso known as the “identity fraud”.
The main objective of phishing is to trick users into revealing sensitive information without realizing that they are being victims of a scam attempt. Usually just an email posing as Facebook with an unsafe link, which mimics the Facebook login page. If the user does not realize it, they usually put their email and password, so the attacker would already have access to the data.
It is important to see the recipient: if it is not an official source it may be Phishing
Although this method is very old, because it began to be popularized 20 years ago, there are still many people who continue to fall into the trap and giving malicious users quick access simply by not reading emails well.
Another not very complicated way, especially if you have access to the computer of the person whose Facebook account you want to hack, is through a keylogger. These applications are dedicated to make a copy of everything you have pressed on the keyboard of the user, so if you enter Facebook from your computer, it will not be very difficult to access your password.
With the right keylogger you can spy on everything that is typed on a Mac
Although most antivirus detect keyloggers, avoiding their detection is as simple if you have access to the PC as put this program in the exclusion list of the same and with this our trap would be working to be able to hack someone’s Facebook.
This would end our approach on how to hack Facebook. As we have said countless times throughout this post, unauthorized hacking is illegal and violates people’s privacy and security.
We always advise respecting the privacy of others and not following any practices that are inconsistent with the law. And if this post has aroused your curiosity about cybersecurity, we encourage you to continue investigating on your own to learn more about the tools that exist and that you can be more prepared in the face of a cyberattack.
