A total of 1355 people between the ages of 14 and 24 have had their Facebook, Twitter or MySpace accounts broken into for the purposes of snooping. A typical scenario would be a young person leaving their account open while they leave the room, giving someone else the opportunity to post an embarrassing picture of themselves. The problem has doubled since 2009, according to the Associated Press-MTV survey of young people in the U.S. who have their accounts open or out of contact with each other.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/facebooktwitter-hacks-by-friends-on-the-rise-for-teens-and-young-adults/