Was your Facebook account hacked?
If so, there’s no need to worry. We’re going to walk you through what you need to do to regain your Facebook account access.
Retrieving and securing a hacked Facebook account is easy because the site itself provides a procedure to report your compromised account and eventually regain access.
We’ve learned the process of recovering hacked accounts and compiled the research for you. To recover your account, follow the steps listed below carefully, and you should be the owner of your Facebook account yet once again. Still, you will need some patience as the recovery process could take up to 24 hours. So let’s review the steps below.
Now, before you dive into this article, for those of you who prefer video, you can watch the first 60-seconds of this video before you get into this article.
Steps to Recover a Hacked Facebook Account
Here, I present to you a step-by-step procedure to recover a Facebook account. Also, you can secure your Facebook account from being hacked again in the future. Just follow these simple steps:
Step 1:
If your Facebook account has been hacked by a person or even by a virus, the first thing to do is to access the following link: Click here: “Facebook Account – AllTop9.”
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Step 2:
Next, click “My Account Is Compromised.” On the next page, enter your email address, full name, username/phone number associated with your account, and click on the Search button.
Step 3:
Complete the security task by entering the captcha in the box and then click on continue.
Step 4:
Step 5:
When your account is displayed, enter the password you once used to log into Facebook before someone hacked your account. Then click Continue.
Step 6:
Step 7:
You will see the option to reset your password by email. If you don’t have access to your email, I suggest you click the “No longer have access to these” option, and then “I can not access my email.” Refer to the bottom of the article for guidance on what to do in this situation.
Step 8:
Finally, we need to enter a new email address for Facebook support. You must follow the next steps to recover your hacked Facebook account eventually.
Step 9:
After confirming the new email address or phone number, it will ask you to answer the secret question. If you answer correctly, then it proceeds to the next step.
Step 10:
Once you answer the security question correctly, the next step is to type the new password. This is the last step where you can change your password to recover the hacked Facebook account.
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What if you can’t access the email associated with your account?
First, if you have an alternate or additional email that you had previously added, you should try logging in with that one. Of course, this is unlikely as you probably didn’t expect to find yourself in this situation. On the off chance that you have multiple emails linked though, you can use the other one. If you’re not sure if you do, you can go to this link: facebook.com/login/identify to see which credentials are associated with your account.
You can also try to get back into your email by contacting your mail service provider. A lot of services offer online support in the form of chat rooms to help you with any problems you might have. Tell them what’s going on and they might help you figure out steps to take to regain access to your original email. Sometimes, it’s as easy as making a call!
If nothing else has worked, simply double-check your login information. Did you recently reset the password? Do you have the right recovery email selected? Make sure everything was entered correctly.
Safety Recommendations to Secure Facebook Account from being Hacked
- Enable Facebook Two-Step Verification.
- Periodically change your Facebook password.
- Using two-factor authentication.
- Use a good antivirus on your computer.
- Do not accept friend requests from people you do not know.
- Do not sign into Facebook from public places.
- Disable automatic login on your PC.
- Always check that the URL of Facebook starts with “https: // www.”
This article taught you how to recover your hacked Facebook account and described safety measures to secure it once again. I hope this article helped you learn something new and ultimately get your account back. If this method doesn’t work for you, then definitely try an alternative approach to recover your account.
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