September 9, 2017

How To Recover Your Hacked Facebook And Secure It

Are you having a trouble logging into your Facebook ? Have friend requests being sent to people you don’t know? Have messages been sent that you didn’t write? Have posts been made that you didn’t create? If your answer is yes to any of these questions and wants to secure it from any further hacks.

Steps to recover your Facebook

Step 1:

If your Facebook is compromised by a person or even by a virus, then the first thing you do is to report the that has been compromised. Click https://www.facebook.com/hacked  to report your compromised Facebook .

 

Facebook-Report-Hacked

 

Step 2:

Then click on “My Is Compromised ” button. After clicking it enter your email address, name, phone number or full name associated with your and then click on Search“.

 

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Step 3:

Complete the security check by entering the captcha in the text box and then click on submit.

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Step 4:

If you enter your name then all the s with the same name are displayed.  You need to select the appropriate from the list of similar names. It is recommended to enter your email address or phone number in order to avoid the difficulty in choosing your own .
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Step 5:

After selecting your you are prompted to enter the current or old by which you to your Facebook before the was compromised. Then click on “Continue“.

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Step 6:

In this step, you are asked to select the medium through which you would like to reset your . You can select email or phone to which the reset link is to be sent. Then click on “Continue“.
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If you do not have access to your email or the phone number you have provided then, click on the “No longer have access to these?” link. Then enter your current email address or phone number and confirm it for the Facebook and then click  “Continue“.
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Step 7:

Before changing the you need to confirm your identity by any of the below methods.

  • Identifying friends based on their tagged photos
  • Answering your security question (if you added one to your )
  • ing a friend you’ve previously chosen to help you
  • Providing your date of birth

 

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Step 8:

 After confirming your identity you can set a new and confirm it.
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How to Secure Your Facebook ?

In order secure your facebook and to prevent it from any hacks you need to follow these basic and necessary safety measures. They are as follows:
  • Enable Facebook two-factor authentication and alerts to add an extra layer of protection in security settings.
  • Periodically change your Facebook .
  • Do not disclose your to anyone and do not write it anywhere.
  • Always check that the URL of Facebook starts with “https://www”.
  • Use antivirus on your computer.
  • Do not sign into Facebook using free Wi-Fi in public places.
  • Disable automatic on your PC.
  • Do not accept friend requests from people you do not know.

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About the author 

Meghna


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