When we talk about your Facebook account being hacked, we mean your individual account has been hacked, not accessed as part of a larger data breach. That means someone has gotten into your account somehow, often by stealing your Facebook password or your email password. Once someone has access to your account, they can view all of your information and even lock you out of your own account. Here\\\’s how to tell if your account has been compromised or hacked.
Reason: Hacker might want access to your Facebook Account and scam your friend or dupe your Facebook friend money or other resources.
Here is how to see if your someone been poking around were they don\\\’t belong.
There are lots of signs that your account may be compromised or hacked. Here are red flags to watch for:
- Personal data are changed
- Unusual friend request been sent
- Outgoing messages you didn\\\’t write/sent
- Mysterious post on your timeline
- You get an email saying someone logged into your account when you haven\\\’t logged into your account
- You get an email with instructions on how to reset your Facebook password when you didn\\\’t try to reset your password
- Login information are changed
But even if you haven\\\’t seen one of these warning signs, you can check who\\\’s logged on to your account by accessing your Facebook privacy settings page and by following these steps :
1. Click the arrow up the upper-right of your Facebook page using desktop mode
2. Select Settings from the menu
3. Click Security and Login in on the left-hand side of your screen
The \\\”Where You\\\’re Logged In\\\” section of the page will list every device you\\\’ve logged on to Facebook with, as well as their locations. If you see a device or location you don\\\’t recognize, it\\\’s a good sign someone else has access to your
account. You can kick them out immediately by clicking Not You? In the drop-down menu to the right of the login information.
How to Secure your Facebook account from hackers
While logging a potential hacker out of your account throws them offline immediately, they may be able to log right back in. To keep them out, you need to take a few more steps to
secure your account. If you aren\\\’t already there, start by going to your by clicking Settings then Security and Login from the Facebook menu. Start by taking these steps:
1. Change your password
Click Edit next to \\\”Change password,\\\” then enter a new, unique password. Having a password you don\\\’t use on any other site will ensure that no
one can get into your Facebook account if your password was stolen from another site.
2. Turn on two-factor authentication
Click Edit next to \\\” Use two-factor authentication ,\\\” then select the type of authentication you\\\’d like to use. Two-factor authentication will send you a security code by text message or two an authentication app when you log on. You\\\’ll have to enter this code as well as your password to
log on. This means even if a hacker gets your password, they can\\\’t get into your account.
3. Set up alerts for unrecognized logins
Click Edit next to \\\” Get alerts about unrecognized logins ,\\\” then select whether you\\\’d like to be notified by email, Facebook message, Facebook notification or all three. This way you\\\’ll get an email if anyone logs into your account other than you.
Once you\\\’ve done that, it\\\’s a good time to review the security on your email account — because if a hacker has access to your the mailbox associated with your Facebook account, they may be able to get back in. We recommend changing your email password and setting up two-factor authentication if possible.
With these changes, any hackers should be out of your Facebook account — and you\\\’ve made it harder for them to get back in. And while you\\\’re at it, take the time to review our suggestions on how to manage your Facebook Privacy settings
4. Add Trusted Contacts
You can choose friends to be trusted contacts in case you\\\’re ever locked out of your Facebook account. After you\\\’ve chosen your friends, they\\\’ll be
able to send you a recovery code with a special URL you can use to get back into your account.
How to choose your trusted contacts:
1. Scroll to the bottom of any page and click Settings & Privacy > Security and Login.
2. Scroll down and click Choose 3 to 5 friends to contact if you get locked out .
3. Click Choose Trusted Contacts and follow the on-screen instructions.
After you\\\’ve chosen your trusted contacts, you can always click Edit to change or remove the friends
you\\\’ve chosen.
Learn how to contact your friends when you need help getting back into your account.
5. Log Out Of My Mobile Facebook Account
If you\\\’ve lost your phone, you can log out of Facebook on a different device to prevent someone else from accessing your account:
1. Log in to Facebook on a computer.
2. Go to your mobile settings.
3. Click Lost your phone? > Log Out on Phone.
6. Install And Enable Apps Lock
App Lock (or App Protector) is a utility tool for Android that allows you to lock your applications and prevent anyone from opening them without a password. App Lock can provide added security for your phone.
Learn how to install and enable app lock
How To Recover Your Facebook Account From Hackers
If a hacker has access to your Facebook
account, you can run into a snag: they may have changed the password so you can\\\’t access it. If you\\\’re trying to log on to Facebook and find your password doesn\\\’t work, you should see a \\\”Forgot
Password?\\\” option. Facebook will be able to send an email to the address associated with your Facebook account (or other options if they\\\’re available to you). From there, follow Facebook\\\’s instructions
If you no longer have access to that email account, there are a few more hurdles to jump through. Click \\\”No longer have access to these?\\\” and enter a valid email address for Facebook to contact you on. They\\\’ll verify your identity and give you instructions on how to recover your account from there. Once you have your account back, you should follow the instructions above to add extra security to protect yourself from hackers in the
future. Or if you\\\’re fed up, here\\\’s how to delete your Facebook account permanently.
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