Facebook is one of the most well-known social networking platforms worldwide. The network inherently draws scammers, hackers, and other crooks given that it has more than a billion users globally. There are several ways for hackers to gain access to a Facebook account. They might get access to your private data or employ a phishing scheme. In the terrible event that your Facebook account is compromised, we’ve got you covered. This post will outline how to report a problem, retrieve your Facebook account, and provide you some very important tips on how to keep your account secure.

How to Know If Your Facebook Account is Hacked or Compromised?

There are various indicators that your Facebook account has been hacked or otherwise compromised. You must first determine whether unauthorized access has been granted to your Facebook account. To accomplish it, take the following actions:

1. Go to your Facebook profile and click on the hamburger menu at the top-right.
2. Go to Settings and head to Security and Login. You will see an option to view the devices which are logged in to your Facebook account.
3. If you see any device which looks suspicious, click on the ‘Not You? Log Out’ option.

That being said, there can also be other factors which suggest that your Facebook account is hacked or compromised. These might include:

• Your email address or password has been changed.
• Your name or birthday has been changed.
• Your account is sending friend requests to people you don’t know.
• There are posts on your profile which you didn’t create.

How to Report and Recover Your Facebook (FB) Account

Facebook allows you to report and recover your account if it is hacked or misused. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Go to facebook.com/hacked.
2. Choose an option from the list of reasons provided. Once done, click on Continue.
3. The page will take you to secure your account settings. Click on Get Started. The tool will analyse all the apps, password, email address, and more.
4. Once this is completed, it will provide an option to change the password and review your email address.
5. Click on Continue and follow the on-screen instructions to recover your Facebook account.

However, you will still need to recover it if the email address connected to your Facebook account is changed. Facebook sends a message with a unique link to your previous email address when your email address changes. To undo the email address change and safeguard your account, click that link.

How to Report a Facebook Account That is Impersonating You?

You may occasionally come across a Facebook profile that uses your name and photo to pose as you. What you should do if you or a buddy notice such an account is as follows:

1. Go to the profile of the account that is impersonating you.
2. If you cannot find it, search for it using the name or ask your friends to send the link of the profile.
3. Click on the profile and then on the three dots on the cover photo.
4. Tap on the Report button and follow the on-screen instructions to report the account impersonating you.