How to Report a Facebook Hack

Even though your account may currently be secure, it’s vital to know how to report a Facebook hack. There is no possibility that data breaches won’t occur given that there are currently over 2.89 billion Facebook users. This social media site can, fortunately, be of assistance to you. Being accessible to so many individuals raises the possibility that a hacker may be one of them.

You will be guided through the reporting procedure, and your account will be promptly secured. Of course, preventing a Facebook hack in the first place is the best course of action. This entails turning on specific features to add additional layers of security to your account. Additionally, you will need to treat your sensitive data appropriately according to the advice provided below.

What should I do if my Facebook account gets hacked?

Calm down if you think someone accessed your Facebook account. then determine the reason you believe you have been hacked. Is it a problem with logging in?

Read the message that comes when you click the Login button if that is the case. The message could read “wrong username or password”

That might occur if you entered your login information repeatedly out of worry. If not, possibly someone else frequently attempted to enter like your children.

There was probably no account hacking if they reflect what actually occurred. Simply reset your password, PIN-lock your phone, and keep it out of the reach of your children.

If the issue still exists, Facebook has probably been hacked. To find evidence that your account has been compromised, look for the following indicators:

• Your email address or password changed
• Your account page doesn’t show your name or birthday
• You see friend requests to people that you don’t know
• You see messages sent that you didn’t write
• Your account page has posts that you didn’t create

Go to the Facebook Help Center, Policies and Reporting, and then Hacked and Fake Accounts if any of these situations apply to you.
Visit this page after selecting Hacked and Fake Accounts. You might also type “www.facebook.com/hacked” into your browser’s address bar and press Enter.

Then, follow these steps:

1. Select “I think my account is compromised,” and then click Continue.
2. Complete the steps that Facebook will provide, such as changing your password, replacing your email password, verifying your changes, and unlocking your account.
3.  After all, that, click Done.

What should I do after reporting a Facebook hack?

Sometimes Facebook itself suffers a breach, and whoever did it gets away with a ton of private information, including yours. Let’s look at the instance from this year.

The perpetrator of the crime escaped with the personal information of more than 530 million Facebook users. Adam Levin, the creator of CyberScout, claimed that hackers specifically obtained phone numbers.

Levin claimed that even though they didn’t capture passwords or financial information, scammers might still make use of the information. But not all Facebook hacks are as extensive.

Several people’s accounts, including yours, may be accessible to the general public. These actions could be taken to make it more difficult for those folks to access your account:

Change your password on the desktop

1. Click on the down arrow at top of the page.
2. Select Settings & Privacy.
3. Click on Settings.
4. Head to the upper-left corner of the page and select Security and Login.
5. Look for the options under Login and then click Edit.
6. Change your password.

Change your password on your mobile.

1. Click on the button with the three lines found in the right-hand corner.
2. Scroll down to the Settings & Privacy.
3. Click on Settings.
4. Select Security and log in that is under Security.
5. Click the Edit button found under the Login options.
6. Change your password.

Log out all your sessions.

1. Click on the button with the three lines found in the right-hand corner.
2. Scroll down to the Settings & Privacy.
3. Click on Settings.
4. Select Security and log in that is under Security.
5. From there, look for the section named “Where you’re logged in.”
6. Click Log Out of All Sessions.

Two-factor authentication

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select Security and Login
3. Click on Two-Factor Authentication.

However, you can like to choose a different number for this. Phone numbers were exposed in the most recent Facebook breach, so con artists might utilize that number in their ruses.

After completing all of these measures, inform all of your loved ones about the Facebook hack. This will stop them from being the hacker’s next victim.