Facebook Accounts Are Getting Hacked – Here Is How to Stay Safe

Karo | August 2, 2018 | Uncategorized | No Comments

In the past three weeks, I have seen five of my Facebook friends profile changed: their name, photos, bio and phone numbers or email used during registration of the account. I was able to recover two of the hacked accounts while the other three hacked account owners gave up and opted in for a new Facebook account and tried to contact their friends and family to disregard any message and or post coming from their previous account that have been hacked.

Two years ago, I shared a post where I said: “Now is really the best time to check your Facebook account and put your privacy settings right. It is quite obvious that some website out there would stop at nothing till they set a different notion about you on social media.

Note, their motive is not about you entirely but a way of promoting their none resourceful website to gain more views and gets new users.” Right there I explained how users can Stop or Prevent Automatic Status Update on Their Facebook Timeline.

Well, there is no better time than now for us to discuss how to protect your Facebook account from hackers (in other words make it unhackable :D) or recover your account if you are already a victim. Below are frequently asked questions and best answers right from the up spot (.com) for you:

Why are Facebook accounts being hacked?

· Hackers want to turn your Facebook account to a business account.

· They want to use to promote inappropriate content.

· They simply want to scam you true friends who will go at any length to do anything for you.

· Hackers want to ruin your reputation.

· They most likely testing Facebook security.

How can I prevent my Facebook account from being hacked?

· Make your Facebook login email or phone visible to only you.

· Login from only trusted devices.

· Always logout if you use someone else device and clear your Facebook login password if saved in their browser.

· Always use Facebook’s official website or mobile app anytime you want to Facebook.

· Avoid granted Facebook permission to untrusted third-party applications.

· Don’t use easy to crack password such as your other phone number, your name and so on.

· Contact Facebook immediately you notice any login attempt that isn’t coming from you.

What is Facebook really doing about hacked account?

· Having over two billion active users isn’t that easy to manage but Facebook is really doing their best to protect your privacy and make sure your account doesn’t get hacked.

· Although, it isn’t that easy for them when users have give out their login details to hackers (unknowingly).

How can I get back my Facebook account that was hacked?

You will have to follow the steps provided below to get back your Facebook account if it was hacked:

Step #1:

· Visit https://web.facebook.com/hacked

· Click the button “Your account has been Compromised“.

· Then type in your email address, Login name, Full Name or your specified Phone No.

· Then facebook would search for matching users. If you still don’t see your account, try entering something else other than the one you entered.

(for instance, you entered your phone number and got nothing. try entering your email or Login name.) Most of the time using your email would be the wisest choice.)

And press Search.

Step #2:

· This point seems a bit difficult. But it shouldn’t if you do it right.

· You will have to enter your account’s password. Well if you knew the password you won’t be here anyway, because you don’t know your new password the Hacker’s changed, enter your old password. The password that you use, to enter into your account before you got HACKED

Step #3:

· Then because you entered an old actually now wrong password this page will come up.

· Well, there is no need to be down yet. Click on the reset my password button.

Step #4:

Your primary email would be changed so well, of course, you don’t want to send your reset your password link to the hacker’s account so, click “no longer have access to these?” link.

Step #5:

· Well, now you almost got your account back.

· Enter your new email address that you want to send the change password link as well set as your primary email.

Step #6:

That’s all, the above steps should help you get back your hacked Facebook account in less than 48 hours.

Hope this was helpful to you?