Social media hackers have hit one in five

ONE in five young adults have had their social media accounts hacked, a survey has found.

And 11% of those hit said they or a friend had lost money as a result.

A quarter had clicked a link from a friend that was not genuine and 7% had entered their log-in details into a fake website.

Just over half of those surveyed have saved passwords to their phone while 46% have written down a password.

Stuart Skinner, of Nationwide Building Society who did the survey, said: “Check privacy settings so only vetted friends can see updates.”