{"id":11845,"date":"2022-07-14T06:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11845"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:39:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:39:05","slug":"how-do-i-recover-my-facebook-account-after-a-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-recover-my-facebook-account-after-a-hack","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Recover My Facebook Account After a Hack?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8d6a2a632d\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8d6a2a632d\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8d6a2a632d\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-recover-my-facebook-account-after-a-hack\/#How_Do_I_Recover_My_Facebook_Account_After_a_Hack\" title=\"How Do I Recover My Facebook Account After a Hack?\">How Do I Recover My Facebook Account After a Hack?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-recover-my-facebook-account-after-a-hack\/#Recovery_from_a_hacked_Facebook_account\" title=\"Recovery from a hacked Facebook account\">Recovery from a hacked Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-recover-my-facebook-account-after-a-hack\/#Using_an_old_password\" title=\"Using an old password\">Using an old password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-recover-my-facebook-account-after-a-hack\/#Using_a_hackers_email_address\" title=\"Using a hacker&#8217;s email address\">Using a hacker&#8217;s email address<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-recover-my-facebook-account-after-a-hack\/#Using_a_friends_phone_number\" title=\"Using a friend&#8217;s phone number\">Using a friend&#8217;s phone number<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Recover_My_Facebook_Account_After_a_Hack\"><\/span>How Do I Recover My Facebook Account After a Hack?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/he5I5KM.jpg\" alt=\"my facebook account how to recover\">  <\/p>\n<p>If your Facebook account has been hacked, you may be wondering, &#8220;How do I recover my Facebook account?&#8221; If you have been a victim of a hack, this article will give you some tips on how to proceed. Here are some simple ways to retrieve your account:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recovery_from_a_hacked_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Recovery from a hacked Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How to recover from a hacked Facebook account is a very common question, but there are some steps that you can take to make it easier for you to regain access to your account. If you suspect your account has been hacked, you should change your password right away. You can also add a screen lock to your Facebook account, which will help prevent it from being accessed by unauthorized parties. You should try to log into your account from a device other than the one that you used before.<\/p>\n<p>After your account has been hacked, you can follow these steps to recover it. First, check whether your password is valid by sending it to your phone or checking it online. If it is valid, you can even confirm your identity by answering some security questions to get access to your account again. Afterwards, you can reset your password. If you do not know what to do next, you can try to contact Facebook and get help restoring your account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_an_old_password\"><\/span>Using an old password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first thing to do is change your password on Facebook. In case someone has changed it, this method will be useful. After the hacker changes it, you can change your password back to the one you used before. Facebook will send you an email containing the reversal instructions. Once you do, you will be able to recover your account. The next step is to change your password again, which you should do immediately after the recovery email arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve made this change, you can sign into Facebook again. Once there, you&#8217;ll need to enter your mobile number or email address. After that, you&#8217;ll receive a code that you&#8217;ll need to enter in the box. Remember to choose a strong password. Even if you forgot your password, you can still access your account by using an old one. And if you&#8217;ve forgotten it, you can always change it back to the new one.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_hackers_email_address\"><\/span>Using a hacker&#8217;s email address<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is hope for recovering your Facebook account if you&#8217;ve been hacked. The easiest way to do this is to confirm your identity and submit a new password. If you&#8217;ve changed your email address since the hack occurred, you can reset your password using this new email address. Here&#8217;s how. You&#8217;ll need your original email address and a valid ID. Make sure that the ID is visible, and that the photo has good lighting. The upload process can take two weeks, so be patient.<\/p>\n<p>After logging into your new email address, Facebook will send you a message containing a link to confirm your identity. Click the link and confirm that you are the account owner. Once you&#8217;ve verified your identity, Facebook will send a message to the new email address and ask you to confirm your new password. After the account has been verified, you can login to Facebook with your new email address and password.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_friends_phone_number\"><\/span>Using a friend&#8217;s phone number<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have forgotten your Facebook password, you can still recover it using a friend&#8217;s phone number. First, you need to verify your account. If you don&#8217;t have a phone number, you can use an email address. Once you have verified your account, Facebook will send you a verification code via email. Enter this code in the recovery form to access your account. It should be easy.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a friend&#8217;s phone number, you can still use their account to log in to your Facebook. To do this, simply open a new browser profile and enter the friend&#8217;s phone number as the user&#8217;s email address. You can enter a US number or a phone number with no country code. You can also use your own Facebook username. Then, follow the steps to recover your Facebook account using a friend&#8217;s phone number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do I Recover My Facebook Account After a Hack? If your Facebook account has been hacked, you may be wondering, &#8220;How do I recover my Facebook account?&#8221; If you have been a victim of a hack, this article will give you some tips on how to proceed. 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