Facebook security infographic indicates that .06 percent of about one billion daily logins are blocked, although the use of the word "compromised" has created some confusion." src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/10/28/Screen_shot_2011-10-28_at_3.27.25_PM_610x342.png" width="610" height="342">This was an infographic released by Facebook that demonstrates how many accounts may be hacked or used maliciously and other information about the amount of log-ins a day that they face. In a world where everyone one can communicate via social websites such as Facebook and Twitter and post their information and pictures on these websities, secutiry issues have always been brought up and there will always be those 0.01% of the user population that are on these websites to hack and steal your identity in a scam. From the almost 1 billion log ins a day that Facebook has, they say that around 600,000 of those log-ins are compromised in the sense that it may not be the actual user and someone is on their account, or it could be the case where it actually is the account owner but the user is logging via a computer that is infected with a virus. Facebook says that in these cases, they attempt to "block" the account from further action and let them know to run a diagnostic on the infected computer to make sure they are able to get rid of the viruses and other malicious infections. Facebook does say that if your account does get hijacked, not to worry. They are coming up (and soon releasing) a new feature in which the actual owner can select up to 5 friends and Facebook would give the selected people a "code" that the user can use if their account is being stolen and are then they'll be able to retrieve the account.
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