KOTTAYAM: Hackers have developed a new method of creating a parallel account on Facebook. There are several fake accounts of women that have been cloned by the hackers. This was revealed when a probe was conducted on the basis of the complaint lodged by a girl in the city.

The hackers hack the details using a ling that is sent on the messenger and they clone these accounts in order to chat with their friends. They are also able to monitor the chats and this can be used for blackmailing as well. At present, cyber cell is monitoring such accounts.

It has been assumed that Keralites are behind the account cloning and spoofing. The victims are also Keralites. IP addresses used for hacking are also from Kerala.

Facebook users should change their passwords in order to avoid cloning. They should also logout their account from multiple accounts.