How to Report a Hacked FB Account – The act of breaking into or hacking a Facebook account has indeed become something to be feared even like a nightmare for every user.
The act of hacking or breaking into accounts that are often carried out by irresponsible parties poses a risk to accounts that cannot be accessed by the owner, because the email and password have been changed.
In fact, if the account has been successfully hacked, hackers will usually use the account to commit criminal acts, one of which is fraud.
If you are one of the Facebook users whose account has been hacked, then don’t be afraid or panic.
Because you can restore the account by reporting it to Facebook directly.
So that the account will be safe and can be used again as before being hacked.
How to Report a Hacked FB Account
1. How to Report a Hacked FB Account to Facebook Pihak
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| How to Report a Hacked FB Account to Facebook Pihak |
Facebook has provided an official website that can be used by users whose accounts have been burglarized or hacked.
As for how to report a hacked FB account to Facebook as follows:
1. Report a hacked account
- To report a hacked account, you must go to the site or page www.facebook.com/help and it can also be via the following link (Facebook Help Center Link).
- After the link opens, please click on the top and select menu Privacy and Safety > then go to Hacked and Fake Accounts.
2. Secure account
- Select menu Hacked Accounts and click on “I think my account was hacked or someone is using it without my permission” or “I think my account was hacked or someone is using it without my permission”.
- Please click the link that says “Secure your account” then select Get Started.
- Then click Continue to continue, after the security process takes place.
3. Changing the password
- Next, change your password, make sure the password used is a password that is not used on other social media accounts.
- Then check and remove the apps that you don’t think need to be connected to Facebook.
- To delete the activity that was done before, then you will be given a choice and this is done to avoid account activity that is intentionally carried out by hackers.
- If it’s secured, just click on the option Go To News Feed.
2. How to Report a Hacked FB Account by Checking Email
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| How to Report a Hacked FB Account by Checking Email |
Meanwhile, how to report a hacked FB account by checking email as follows:
1. Check email
- If you try to login to your FB account, but you can’t, we suggest you check your email right away.
- Usually Facebook will send an email if there is suspicious activity on your account.
- In addition, you can also click on the “Forgot password” if you can’t log in with your usual email and password.
- How, please click the link https://www.facebook.com/help/ then visit the “Login and Password” > select option “Change Password” > “Secure your account“.
- Please read carefully and follow any written directions.
2. Change password
If your account is hacked, change the password immediately so that the account cannot be hacked by hackers.
You can use a password that contains a combination of symbols, letters, numbers and longer because it is more difficult for hackers to hack.
In addition, try to have a password that is easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess and certainly different from before.
3. Recover Facebook account
- It could be that you have changed your password, but are still unable to log in, so it is recommended that you recover the account immediately by visiting the recovery page via the following link (FB Account Recovery Page).
- Then search for your account by name, email or phone number. Follow every step given by FB, guys.
4. Restore Facebook account from family or friends
Accounts that have been hacked can also be recovered using accounts belonging to your family or friends.
- You can ask them for help to open your account profile, then click three dots icon which is under profile > select “Find support or report profile“.
- Then select the option “I can’t access my account” > click Next.
- Then select the option Recover this account > select option “This account cannot be accessed“.
- In the new window, please enter the email and password that has been changed, then click Next.
- Facebook will ask you to do some of the things that are needed and please follow each step asked by Facebook.
5. Report a hacked FB account
If you’ve done some of the steps above but still can’t log into your Facebook account.
You can report via the following link the following link (Hacked FB Account Report Form).
The final word
Those are some ways that can be used to report a hacked Facebook account, so that it can be recovered.
Before reporting to Facebook, make sure the device you are using is connected to the internet.
In addition, also make sure if you really can’t log in to the account again and pay attention and take every step that is asked for properly and correctly, so that your report is processed immediately.
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