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Cologne (dpa / lnw) - Unknowns hacked the private Facebook account of Cologne Police President Uwe Jacob with an automatic virus.
A police spokeswoman confirmed this on Saturday upon request.
Jacob said the “Bild” (Saturday): “I was incredibly annoyed that I fell into the trap.
It shows how perfidious this hacker attack was made. "
Jacob said he had received a message from a retired colleague via Facebook.
There was a video in it and the message “Look what I found”.
The police chief clicked on it - and sent a virus in the form of the video to all of his friends.
One answered after a minute.
"I had taken a freshly grilled chicken out of the oven that had to wait first," Jacob said.
"Of course, I immediately got in touch with the head of our commissioner for the fight against cybercrime to clarify how to deal with the situation."
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Before further damage could be done to his account, Jacob changed his password - and warned his contacts in the social network.
"What annoys me most is the inconvenience my Facebook friends have caused," Jacob said.
However, he also sees something positive in the case: "I hope my contacts have now also changed their password."
Jacob said of the investigation: “In my case, we were able to trace a lead to the perpetrators as far as Berlin.
It led to a cell phone with an English code.
From then on the trail was lost.
The attacks can take place anywhere in the world - they spread like a virus. "
The police chief added: “It is important to choose a secure password: For example, upper and lower case letters and special characters are very important.
You should also choose different passwords for different accounts.
The prevention campaign of LKW NRW "Make your password strong" gives a lot of tips here. "