Ways to recover if Facebook ID is hacked
September 17, 20243 Mins Read
Hackers are nothing new online. Their main objective is to take advantage of any security vulnerabilities in your account. They try to steal your personal information by stealing passwords or downloading any harmful apps or software. In some cases they even take over your computer's processing power.

Facebook account hack

Hackers can target Facebook like any other application. And once you break through the security wall, they can easily take control of your account. Such an experience is quite worrying for users.

If your account appears to have been hacked, you can take certain steps to regain control of your account. And once you get your account back, it's also important to review your security settings to keep it safe from hackers.

Let's learn how to regain control of account after being hacked –

Please report!

If you can't access your account, it could be because the hacker deleted your logged in session or changed the login details. If you encounter such a situation, quickly report the hacked account information through the https://www.facebook.com/hacked link.

Facebook will then help you recover the account using the email address or phone number associated with your account.

If you turn on the Choose friends to contact if you get locked out option in Settings, you can later use this function to restore the account if you need to. This function allows you to select 3-5 trusted persons, who will help you in the future in regaining control of the account.

To enable this function, you need to go to the Forgotten Account? login page. Options must be selected. Then search your account by email or phone number. After finding the account you will have the opportunity to enter the names of your predefined trusted persons. They will then receive an alert and link so that only they can enter. The people you choose will get a recovery code to access that link, which they'll tell you and you'll be able to log back into your account.

Change the lock

After account recovery, it is very important to go to Security & Login settings to change password or enable Use Two-Factor Authentication or TwoFA. Facebook recommends removing any suspicious or malicious apps that have access to your account data. You can find and remove apps that are not currently in use, or that you are not familiar with, from the Apps & Websites option in Settings.

Facebook encourages you to alert your friends quickly if your account is hacked. With this you can ask your friends to refrain from clicking on any links or posts sent from that account until you get that account back.

Alternatively, you can sign up for Get Alerts About Unrecognized Logins in the 'Logins & Security' option in your Facebook account settings. If the option is selected, Facebook will alert you when an account is logged in from an unknown device and help you follow the necessary steps to keep the account secure.

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Hackers are constantly changing their tactics to harm any new app and platform, including Facebook. So it is very important to always be vigilant, effectively strengthen account security through security checks and know what to do in case of a hack.