You may have noticed that we’ve been very quiet for most of this year. This isn’t because of a lack of Narnia news. There has been some great stuff, and we’re planning on getting all caught up on that over the coming weeks, as we report new stuff as well.
There were many reasons we’ve been quiet, including life, family, work, and other projects. (We’re relaunching Legendarium Media, which is still an ongoing project, but is coming together nicely!)
But the largest reason? A hacker managed to sneak in and steal our Facebook page out from underneath us. You may have noticed that, suddenly, inexplicably, there were very dumb memes posted to the page. Those are now gone.
How did the hacker get in?
Here’s the deal. I’m not going to explain directly how the hacker was able to get in. I know the details to a level that could be dangerous to share. I don’t want to write a guidebook to teach others how to do the same thing. Instead, I will just give you the same advice that everyone tells you.
- Use different passwords for every account. Every. Single. One. And use a password manager such as Bitwarden to do so. Doing this is a great way to keep all of your accounts safe. If/when a site’s passwords are compromised, that doesn’t give someone access to ALL of your accounts, since your password only works on one site.
- If you have a Facebook account, with multiple email addresses tied to the account, there are two things to do here. First, make sure you have two-factor authentication. Use something like Google Authenticator for that. Second, make sure that each email address ALSO has two-factor authentication. I know it can be annoying, but spending a few seconds putting in a six-digit code when you log in is better than six months of stress, or longer, if your account is broken into and taken.
I have two-factor authentication on everything, a different password on every account, etc. The hacker didn’t get in through my account. And don’t just have two-factor on Facebook and think that is safe enough. It’s only safe if your email address that is attached to the Facebook account is protected as well.
If you have questions about how to use any of these tools, post them in the comments. I’ll do my best to answer them.
What’s next with the NarniaFans Facebook page?
We’re going to play catch-up. That means you’ll see stories that we would have posted over the past several months. That also means you’ll see a couple of April Fool’s jokes as well. We’re not going to mark the Facebook posts as jokes. You’ll just have to figure that out for yourself, or by reading the stories all the way through, and perhaps, clicking on the links in the stories for more information. We have a couple of great ones, too, so I expect people to be fooled by it. Especially considering the fact that it’s not April 1st when the Facebook posts will be shared. (And we can’t back-date them, and I’m not waiting until 2024 to post them again.)
We’re also going to continue sharing Narnia and Narnia-adjacent and C.S. Lewis-related content for you all to enjoy.
And that’s not all… we have unearthed a bunch of video that we took back when Prince Caspian was premiering back in 2008 in New York City, and when we went over to Cornwall in 2010 and sailed around on a ship made to look like the Dawn Treader. We’re going to take our time editing that footage into something cool, but may post pieces of it here and there. It’s cool stuff!
It feels good to be back!
Do you have any other social media accounts to share?
Funny you should ask. We do! We have Threads, Instagram, YouTube and X.
