Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Scammers hacked a friend's Facebook page. I'm really pissed about this and I wanted to post a video about it ASAP.
Facebook does not have a system in place to stop fully automated scams like this, and it would be trivial for them to implement one. Just allow original owners of a page to lock down a page if it was transferred to someone else until a person can review it. Especially if it has scam links on it. That's all it would take!
Anyway, this scam relies on unsuspecting people's ability to follow some questionable steps, so they can get into your account by copying and reusing your browser's cookies. You have to manually enter this info in order for the scam to continue. It's entirely automated, so all they need is one of thousands of victims to follow the instructions, and the hack continues.
The end goal is likely holding your page hostage for money, or something along those lines.
Scammers hacked a friend's Facebook page. I'm really pissed about this and I wanted to post a video about it ASAP.
Facebook does not have a system in place to stop fully automated scams like this, and it would be trivial for them to implement one. Just allow original owners of a page to lock down a page if it was transferred to someone else until a person can review it. Especially if it has scam links on it. That's all it would take!
Anyway, this scam relies on unsuspecting people's ability to follow some questionable steps, so they can get into your account by copying and reusing your browser's cookies. You have to manually enter this info in order for the scam to continue. It's entirely automated, so all they need is one of thousands of victims to follow the instructions, and the hack continues.
The end goal is likely holding your page hostage for money, or something along those lines.
