Published on Oct 08, 2021
https //www.facebook.com/hacked : It’s pretty easy to regain access with a little bit of work. Here’s everything you need to know on how to recover your Facebook account.
Nowadays, most people are logged into social media in more than one location. Whether it’s a phone and a laptop or a laptop and a tablet, you might have multiple access points to recover your Facebook account.
If you can't access your Page, first check to see if another admin of the Page may have removed you. The best thing you can do is to contact a Page admin and ask them to add you back on. Bear in mind that there are different kinds of Page roles, and only admins can add or remove people.
Pages can only be accessed through a personal account that belongs to an admin. If you think your Page was taken over by someone else, it may mean that your personal account or the account of someone who works on your Page was hacked.
Your account may have been hacked if you notice that:
• Your email or password has been changed.
• Your name or birthday has been changed.
• Friend requests have been sent to people you don't know.
• Messages have been sent that you didn't write.
• Posts have been made that you didn't create.
If your personal account was hacked, we can help you secure it. If you think someone else who works on your Page was hacked, please tell them to go to the Hacked accounts section of the Help Centre to get immediate help.
If your friend can't get into their account because it was taken over by someone else, please show them the Hacked accounts section of the Help Centre so Facebook can help. They can also visit this page to begin securing their account.
If your friend is medically incapacitated and unable to use Facebook, Facebook might be able to help you remove their account. If your friend's condition is reversible, Facebook can deactivate the account instead of deleting it. That way, when this person recovers, they can log back in and reopen the account.
If your friend passed away, please report their profile to be memorialised. Memorialising an account helps keep it secure by preventing anyone from logging in to it.
One of the best ways to recover your Facebook account is with a little help from your friends. Facebook calls this option Trusted Contacts, but it only works if you still have some access to your profile. You’ll have to list a few friends as trusted contacts for the next time you get locked out. They can then help you get back in. Here are the steps to follow:
1. Navigate to the Settings menu at the top right corner of your Facebook page.
2. Open the Security and Login tab and scroll down to the Setting up extra security options.
3. Select Choose 3 to 5 friends to contact if you get logged out.
4. As the name suggests, you can now choose a few users from your list of friends to receive instructions should you get locked out.
5. Now you can proceed through the Forgot password options until you are asked for an email or phone number. You can choose that you no longer have access to these and instead enter the name of a Trusted Contact.
6. From there, both you and your Trusted Contact will receive instructions on how to recover your Facebook account.
If you received an email from Facebook called Facebook Account Recovery and you think someone started this process without your permission, please take the following steps to secure your account:
1. Immediately call any friends listed in the message and tell them to ignore any messages they receive.
2. Secure your account by changing your password and reviewing recent login activity.
Note: Facebook will never email you asking for your password. If you have any questions about this, please visit the Security section of the Help Centre.
You can use Security Checkup to review and add more security to your account. You'll need to log in to your Facebook account to start Security Checkup.
Start Security Checkup
Security Checkup will help you:
• Get alerts when someone tries logging in to your account from an unrecognised computer or mobile device.
• Learn how to protect your password.
• Enable two-factor authentication, an optional feature that adds more security to your Facebook account.
Note: This feature is currently available to people logged in to Facebook on a computer or using the latest version of the Facebook for Android or Facebook for iOS app.
