My Twitter Has Been Hacked | How to Fix it
- Wednesday, 31 August 2011 16:45
- Vince
- 168 Comments
Has your Twitter account been sending spam direct messages to your followers? Lately I’ve seen a lot of Tweets like this one:
It’s from a friend, and to someone new to Twitter might look innocent enough to click on. If you click on that link it will ask you to log in with Twitter to ‘see the photo’ and that’s when you handed over the ability for that app to send tweets on your Twitter account. Hacked! Boo!
I try not to spend too much time on 101 level stuff but this has been happening to a lot of people in my network and I’ve been asked 100 times how to fix it. Without further delay here’s how to fix your hacked Twitter account:
Fix a Hacked Twitter Account
Step 1 | Log into Twitter.com
Step 2 | Go to your settings
Step 3 | Go to apps
Step 4 | Revoke access of any app you are unsure of. If in doubt; revoke access. If it’s something you use you will be able to re-engage it later. This is the reason your Twitter account was hacked. You gave a bogus app access to your Twitter account and it was posting bogus tweets to your followers.
Step 5 | Change your Twitter password. This is a no-brainer…do it.
Step 6 | Don’t get your Twitter hacked again. When you use Twitter as a login on some site you may be giving the site permission to post to your Twitter account so be sure an read the fine print.
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168 thoughts on “My Twitter Has Been Hacked | How to Fix it”
News You Can Use!! RT: @m_vince Twitter hacked? fix it: http://t.co/UiNDUuz
August 31, 2011 at 5:00 pm@adambarnesphoto here’s some help: http://t.co/Gbu66H6
September 3, 2011 at 2:40 amMy account is tweeting and sending spam. Here is a link on how to fix a hacked twitter account: http://t.co/U0Na632
September 3, 2011 at 6:18 am@cdill your Twitter has been hacked bro. Here’s how to fix it: http://t.co/yZpOZ4J
September 6, 2011 at 9:21 am@thelostologist Виж това – би трябвало да помогне http://t.co/liXHKBIS
September 15, 2011 at 7:49 amАко все пак сте го отворили, следвайте тези инструкции http://t.co/liXHKBIS
September 15, 2011 at 7:55 am@vtcherneva Весела, това е спам. Ако си го отворила, отиди на http://t.co/liXHKBIS, за да не започнеш да изпращаш и ти.
September 15, 2011 at 8:04 am@DinkaWitch Това е спам. Ако си го отворила, отиди на http://t.co/liXHKBIS, за да не започнеш да изпращаш и ти.
September 15, 2011 at 8:36 amДругари, ако съм ви пратила някакви линкове – не съм аз.
Останалото е ето тук: http://t.co/vfkh3Nzk Благодарности на @Joko
September 15, 2011 at 8:54 am@Ninja_Squad Знам, знам. Ако сте го отворили, отидете на http://t.co/liXHKBIS, за да не започнете да изпращате и вие.
September 15, 2011 at 9:26 am@stassnikoloff Знам. Ако си го отворил, отиди на http://t.co/liXHKBIS, за да не започнеш да изпращаш и ти.
September 15, 2011 at 9:26 am@ayafathalla http://t.co/EGVox1ZP Fix a Hacked Twitter Account
September 16, 2011 at 12:30 am@Ashton_Mucha http://t.co/f1nYzKvc that should help, it has pictures and everything! Ahaha
September 19, 2011 at 3:15 am@tpaulding maybe this is better: someone said bad things about you on this blog http://t.co/aJhunj9T
October 6, 2011 at 6:03 pm@eva_svedmark Seriously: I think this is what happened http://t.co/4vGOF1H4
October 14, 2011 at 6:25 amI was hacked so apologies for any spam dm’s or posts. Fixed it quite immediately I think. If you are affected => http://t.co/4vGOF1H4
October 14, 2011 at 6:37 amMy Twitter account has been hacked, so I apologize for the inconvenience to my followers. Here is how I fixed it. http://t.co/MWspJ0ef
October 17, 2011 at 3:45 am@SoukCollective this might help: http://t.co/E1e7zSjU
October 17, 2011 at 5:00 amsocial networking…
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November 13, 2011 at 6:46 am@smiling_ekakan This might help you http://t.co/otCarAjJ
January 19, 2012 at 5:23 pm@Johansson90_Fan Apparently your account continues to tweet something awkward.Have u changed the password? How to fix-> http://t.co/neQMElzU
January 20, 2012 at 2:11 am@Debsta12 http://t.co/PsSZMJWH
January 25, 2012 at 8:55 am@NayoUpshaw http://t.co/akAFjZW3
March 6, 2012 at 3:59 pm@Mike_Breen oh know..hacked bro. fix it here http://t.co/9qzqoyAy
March 7, 2012 at 1:50 am@johnbalaya http://t.co/3DCvmczO
March 9, 2012 at 3:22 pmIf your account gets hacked, here’s how you unhack it: http://t.co/2QuQyGsk
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March 20, 2012 at 2:06 pmmy twitter account has been hacked as i aint able to login to it..pls help me in how to fix it or deactivate this account ..thanks..!!!
May 9, 2012 at 6:48 amYou should be able to click on the ‘Forgot Password?’ link below the login on Twitter. They will email you a link to change it
May 9, 2012 at 12:02 pmHow to undo apps that spam-tweet from your account: http://t.co/qItf4X64
August 18, 2012 at 3:27 pmSome of your Twitter accounts were hacked. Here’s how to fix them: http://t.co/MXKAWBxp
August 20, 2012 at 1:59 pmRT @m_vince: Some of your Twitter accounts were hacked. Here’s how to fix them: http://t.co/MXKAWBxp
August 20, 2012 at 2:05 pmyikes our twitter got hacked! easy fix. sorry for the spam. http://t.co/kZrmfAhQ
August 20, 2012 at 2:38 pmRT @m_vince: Some of your Twitter accounts were hacked. Here’s how to fix them: http://t.co/biCG4zs3
August 20, 2012 at 3:09 pm@alanawanna @b_russotti here…http://t.co/o1hjmJjX
August 22, 2012 at 4:36 am@HeyArn0ld22 try this: http://t.co/8GmaWQIN
August 29, 2012 at 12:03 amAlthough I should’ve known better, I made the mistake of falling for this stupid trap. MUST READ: http://t.co/BC8uv75L http://t.co/4Y7bwx0g
September 3, 2012 at 1:58 pmAlthough I should’ve known better, I made the mistake of falling for this stupid trap. MUST READ: http://t.co/BC8uv75L http://t.co/9OwsSWyX
September 3, 2012 at 2:45 pm@coourtneeyy17 http://t.co/1eo5qbae
September 3, 2012 at 5:55 pmhttp://t.co/4ug8YWMj @morgaan_ashhh use this site for help.
September 3, 2012 at 6:07 pmRT @PhilipFaiers: My Twitter account was hacked recently and fake tweets sent. Sorry for this. If it happens to you here’s a fix: http:/ …
September 5, 2012 at 8:49 amHi my twitter account has been hacked but i cant fix it that way because i cant log in. it seems the person has changed my password or something? is there any way i can get into my account to delete it so that I can get a new one? this is so annoying because all my followers have unfollowed me no because of the spam! please help!
September 9, 2012 at 4:19 pmTry the password recovery workflow: https://twitter.com/account/resend_password
September 9, 2012 at 4:42 pm@b_shando try this http://t.co/O8Wqe3qL
September 16, 2012 at 8:58 ami’ve revoked acess and changed password, but the person is still using it to insult my followers
September 17, 2012 at 11:00 amSorry for the late reply…this got buried.
Check the email on the account on twitter.com and make sure it’s yours
October 23, 2012 at 2:00 pm@DylanEvz http://t.co/0ejo9IlF
September 18, 2012 at 3:25 am@rjsadvice: Try this… http://t.co/SvfSAXRh
October 8, 2012 at 5:09 pmOkay I think i’ve sorted it. Heres a link for those who might experience this in the future. http://t.co/3UV7o7K6
October 9, 2012 at 4:35 pm@MaeMaeCafe here’s a quick step by step guide to fixing it http://t.co/f9aAHdzB
October 15, 2012 at 11:24 am@noahnasrul > do what this link says. I know u tried the password, but there’s one other step
October 16, 2012 at 10:12 pmhttp://t.co/UQmxXdh2
How to fix your hacked twitter! http://t.co/TAHzivpL
October 21, 2012 at 10:04 pm@will_bretney lol its this link http://t.co/DJzQCD2L
October 22, 2012 at 10:39 pm@Councillorherb Your account still sending out spam. Here’s some help: http://t.co/M4Up94On
October 23, 2012 at 11:53 amRT @AilsainSooke: @Councillorherb Your account still sending out spam. Here’s some help: http://t.co/M4Up94On
October 23, 2012 at 1:04 pmMy account was hacked, don’t click on private msg. Read this if you want to learn more, Thanks @BakerStStation http://t.co/e7z1p76q…
October 23, 2012 at 3:16 pmHello sir,
October 24, 2012 at 11:59 pmI Got Hacked and I Follow your Tips and now i should not tell people my shit so thanks!
Follow me @Deadmau5Ghosts on twitter
@BigScizzle http://t.co/iFL2Z4id – how to stop it anyway
November 2, 2012 at 8:59 am@MayorNils Your twitter acct is sending out spam via direct messages. Here is some help: http://t.co/M4Up94On
November 3, 2012 at 10:18 pm@coreygomez http://t.co/mFIUPd78
November 7, 2012 at 4:07 amif you ur hacked and someone is sending out Direct messages here are 7 steps to help you fix the problem.
http://t.co/hsWvAT6Q
November 8, 2012 at 5:41 pm@armstrongbrooks http://t.co/7wYixGB4
November 14, 2012 at 2:20 am@lennoxliverpool Here ya go, Lennox…Hope ya been well man
December 6, 2012 at 10:31 pmhttp://t.co/U2oKwFxc
yep RT @JenniferKoski: If you’ve been hacked, too, here’s how to fix it: http://t.co/K0ZbvyK6
January 3, 2013 at 1:53 pm@Bubblemaker69 – here a link that might help -http://t.co/WH8tbdil
January 4, 2013 at 3:54 pmHere’s a link to fix if your Twitter acct has been hacked: http://t.co/WH8tbdil
January 6, 2013 at 2:35 am@PaulSmyth25 here’s some help: http://t.co/8UW5HWAY gives you step-by-step advice
January 8, 2013 at 9:33 amhttp://t.co/oko5ncug @PuteriiSaifull try ni, tak tau boleh ke tak. haha.
January 13, 2013 at 4:38 am@ChantalHbert @BDrainvillePQ @sylvain @stefjose Votre solution & aussi pourquoi il faut avoir des notions d’anglais
http://t.co/VFBFRRaH
January 17, 2013 at 12:50 pmFix your hacked twitter accounr. http://t.co/j0goOw9P
January 24, 2013 at 8:46 pm@StokesyTWO6 @CodyAlcock09 http://t.co/hiGFFZJo
February 7, 2013 at 10:51 pm@cheerbitty http://t.co/MrceSBIP
February 9, 2013 at 7:57 pm@DeeMag81 @Trigger158 easy fix, just follow the steps in this link – http://t.co/wXSZsIJa
February 12, 2013 at 12:21 pm@Mattsowders http://t.co/CgHoQFTD
February 12, 2013 at 11:00 pm@BusterJamey – Here you go- http://t.co/v8WqdR3XIN
February 25, 2013 at 12:47 am@GregKading Hey bro just wanted 2 let u know some1 hacked ur acct. It happen 2 me the other day heres a link 2 fix It http://t.co/T5N0j0pmkM
February 27, 2013 at 11:18 am@_AmandaJeffrey http://t.co/lT0ThTIbIb follow this little guide it will fix it
March 7, 2013 at 5:07 am@boljack @aizuddinsaiman and refer sini gak http://t.co/T4WxfuXDPB
March 8, 2013 at 3:49 am@jikiejac go here! Maybe this will help ya http://t.co/S2ZEkpr2Dm
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