{"id":40014,"date":"2022-07-30T15:09:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40014"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:09:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:09:20","slug":"my-facebook-account-is-hacked-how-do-i-recover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/my-facebook-account-is-hacked-how-do-i-recover","title":{"rendered":"My Facebook Account Is Hacked, How Do I Recover?"},"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-69e246312af37\" 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-69e246312af37\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e246312af37\" ><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\/my-facebook-account-is-hacked-how-do-i-recover\/#My_Facebook_Account_Is_Hacked_How_Do_I_Recover\" title=\"My Facebook Account Is Hacked, How Do I Recover?\">My Facebook Account Is Hacked, How Do I Recover?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/my-facebook-account-is-hacked-how-do-i-recover\/#Logging_out_of_all_your_devices\" title=\"Logging out of all your devices\">Logging out of all your devices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/my-facebook-account-is-hacked-how-do-i-recover\/#Resetting_your_password\" title=\"Resetting your password\">Resetting your password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/my-facebook-account-is-hacked-how-do-i-recover\/#Checking_if_a_hacker_has_changed_your_password\" title=\"Checking if a hacker has changed your password\">Checking if a hacker has changed your password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/my-facebook-account-is-hacked-how-do-i-recover\/#Verifying_identity_via_ID\" title=\"Verifying identity via ID\">Verifying identity via ID<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"My_Facebook_Account_Is_Hacked_How_Do_I_Recover\"><\/span>My Facebook Account Is Hacked, How Do I Recover?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you are wondering &#8220;my Facebook account is hacked, how do I recover?&#8221; you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Despite your worst fears, there are still a few steps that you can take to recover your account. First, you can check your password by logging out of all your devices and changing your password, if applicable. Secondly, you can verify your identity with your ID or other form of ID verification.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Logging_out_of_all_your_devices\"><\/span>Logging out of all your devices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To log out of all your devices, you must first sign out of your Facebook account. To do this, click on the downward-facing arrow located in the top right corner of your Facebook account. Clicking on it will reveal all the devices that you&#8217;re currently logged into. You may need to log out of individual devices if you need to recover your Facebook account from a device that&#8217;s not listed on your list of devices.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to recover your Facebook account is to log out of any device that&#8217;s connected to the internet. Try logging out of your account on all the devices that you&#8217;ve used to access the site. If you&#8217;ve deleted your Facebook account on your mobile device, you can still recover it by following the steps above. After you&#8217;ve logged out of all your devices, you should change your Facebook password in the privacy settings.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resetting_your_password\"><\/span>Resetting your password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are having trouble logging in to Facebook, you may need to reset your password. The best way to do this is to log in with your regular computer and internet connection. Facebook may detect that you&#8217;re on a regular network and give you the option to reset your password without revealing any personal information. If that doesn&#8217;t work, you may want to contact Facebook customer service for assistance. They will be able to help you with any questions you might have.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve completed the reset process, you can log into your account again. After you have done so, you should be sent a new password. You can enter the new password in the password field and then tap &#8220;Continue.&#8221; Remember that Facebook accounts remain active for life, so you don&#8217;t want to lose access to them! You can also change your password if you&#8217;ve forgotten it. To do so, follow the instructions below.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checking_if_a_hacker_has_changed_your_password\"><\/span>Checking if a hacker has changed your password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you notice suspicious activity on your Facebook account, the hacker might have changed your password. If you&#8217;ve changed your birthday or email address recently, this could indicate that your account has been compromised. It&#8217;s also possible that the hacker has added his or her own email address. To ensure that your account is safe, check to see if any emails have been sent to your old email address. Similarly, check to see if there are any new friend requests or sent messages. If you find any, remove them from your account.<\/p>\n<p>You can check your log-in history to find out who has been logging into your Facebook account. If you see any suspicious sessions, log out of the social network immediately and change your password. If you still can&#8217;t log in, it is possible that the hacker has changed your password and has malicious intent. Also, make sure to check the profile and any private messages that you receive through Facebook to ensure that the hacker hasn&#8217;t changed anything.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verifying_identity_via_ID\"><\/span>Verifying identity via ID<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve lost your Facebook account, the first thing you&#8217;ll need to do is verify your identity via your ID. Facebook will ask you for your ID, email address, and phone number. Simply type in your email address and submit the form. Then, wait a few weeks for Facebook to contact you. Once you&#8217;ve received the information, you can use it to reset your password and regain access to your account.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve forgotten your password, you may also have lost your ID. 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