What the hack happened?

Gone in a second: It’s a nightmare for anyone who has discovered that his or her personal particulars have gone into the wrong hands.

Losing your personal particulars to hackers can lead to financial losses, heartaches, loss of reputation - and sometimes friends, too.

IT starts out so innocently. A simple vote request by an acquaintance for a competition on Facebook; one click and law student Sharlyn J. discovers she has been hacked and locked out of all her social media accounts emails, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and MSN Messenger.