Prevent Twitter Account From Getting Hacked

Twitter has became the fastest, greatest and easiest way to keep in touch with your near and dear ones. Its something best to know whats going on the mind of the person. This is also the best way to express our feelings to our near and dear ones. Its somewhat like Facebook but ofcourse, except some/many features. Some days back i wrote a post on what to do if your Facebook accounts gets locked. Similarly, like facebook, the twitter users can also get hacked by any means. Therefore to keep the account secure, i am going to write about it.

Many times people don't know that weather their account is hacked or not. But now you can find it. There are many ways, some of them are like,

• an expected tweet was published by you (which ofcourse you didn't do). 
• An unwanted message was sent to someone using your account. 
• Your email address changes. Your image or any other information changes.
• You are suddenly following unknown group or persons. 

The symptoms are many but its in your hand to keep your account safe and secure. Just follow the steps below ;

Different ways to prevent Twitter from getting hacked/fix hacked Twitter Account;

1. Change your password

This is the first most thing that you have to do.

• Go to Settings option from your account name -> Then select Password and change your password.

2. Revoke access for Third-party Application

If you find any third party applications then you need to block them or turn them off.

• Go to Settings from your account name -> Select Application tab and block any third party application you see under your application tab. 
• Click the Revoke Access button to the right of any suspicious third-party applications in the list.

3. Protect your Twitter Account by using strong password.

Always Protect your twitter account by using a strong password that is difficult to guess.

Also make sure that your PC is virus free.

Cheers!!!