Here are some steps you can take if you believe your account has been hacked, along with some steps to prevent this from happening.
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Here are some steps you can take if you believe your account has been hacked, along with some steps to prevent this from happening. Please share this with your Facebooking friends. 40% of accounts are being hacked – by 'a friend!' So help them check their privacy and security settings on a regular basis.
If your account is hacked, please follow these steps to get it back immediately.
👇👇👇
Verify your account and change password. You will be asked to identify your account, change your password, and change the password associated with the e-mail account that you use for Facebook.
Review and fix anything the hacker changed.
Unlock account.
To prevent your account from being hacked, do this👇👇👇
You can enable Login Notification so that whenever any body (or a hacker) tries to login with your User ID and Password, you will receive a Notification on your cell phone and you will come to know that it's time to change your password right now, because the hacker has got your password and is trying to log in to your Facebook Account.
To Enable Login Nofication
Go to Home -> Account Settings -> Security -> Login Notification. Put a Check Mark on your preffered option and click Save Changes button.
Security settings are the key. So stop what you’re doing and secure this article. Then go to your account and update these settings.
From Account settings, click on Security. I recommend the following settings for the highest level of security.
1. Secure Browsing – enabled.
2. Login Notifications – enabled.
3. Login Approvals – enabled. This feature requires that you have a cell phone capable of receiving text messages. When enabled, you will receive a code via text message if your account is accessed from an unrecognized location.
This is extremely important
👉
You may use computers at a friend’s house, the school, or other public
locations. As an example, if you are logging in to Facebook from a
computer in your friend's house, you’ll be asked to enter in a code.
You will receive the text message, know that it’s YOU using Facebook,
and enter the code. If you receive the text message and you WERE NOT
trying to log into Facebook, you’ll know there is a problem. And the
hacker trying to get into your account will not have the code, this
applies to phones too, ighotago?
Use strong passwords.
The names of yourself, your spouse, parents, siblings or dog, or your birthday, do not qualify. Use a mix of letters, digits and punctuation (but not blank spaces). Use both capital and small letters. The longer your password, the better. The shorter your password, the easier it is to hack, especially if it’s a common word or name. A good starting point is six characters, though 8, 10 or 12 are even better. If you have trouble remembering, do something about that.
Change your password regularly. By regularly I mean like 3 times a year, not yearly. Facebook’s “Forgot password?” option is one way, or you can go to your account’s settings.
Don’t friend everyone. That “hot chick” whom you don’t know and looks like some actress model, might be a guy. Avoid the person who doesn’t even have a profile picture, let alone any friends in common with you. If you haven’t met them, be cautious. Also, don’t friend friends whom you know to use weak passwords. If their account is compromised, hackers can still learn certain things about you from your profile, or could send you a message via the friend’s account to lure you to a malware site.
Don’t click on links anyhow. Even links begging for votes or groups. If you click on a status update that a “friend” posted on your wall and it looks fishy, don’t assume they actually did it. Their account could be compromised. If your clicking takes you to a Facebook application that you’re unsure of, there’s no obligation to click through.
Don’t believe all emails. Don’t forget that honest web services will never ask you to do certain things in an email. For example, Facebook will NEVER send you an email asking you to change your password or enter personal details. If they need you to do that, they will tell you where in your account settings you can go to do that. On a similar note, protect your email account that you registered for Facebook with, else someone can succeed in resetting your Facebook password.
Have any questions? Feel free to ask.
Udo!
Recently, a friend-of-a-fri
Here are some steps you can take if you believe your account has been hacked, along with some steps to prevent this from happening. Please share this with your Facebooking friends. 40% of accounts are being hacked – by 'a friend!' So help them check their privacy and security settings on a regular basis.
If your account is hacked, please follow these steps to get it back immediately.
👇👇👇Verify your account and change password. You will be asked to identify your account, change your password, and change the password associated with the e-mail account that you use for Facebook.
Review and fix anything the hacker changed.
Unlock account.
To prevent your account from being hacked, do this
👇👇👇You can enable Login Notification so that whenever any body (or a hacker) tries to login with your User ID and Password, you will receive a Notification on your cell phone and you will come to know that it's time to change your password right now, because the hacker has got your password and is trying to log in to your Facebook Account.
To Enable Login Nofication
Go to Home -> Account Settings -> Security -> Login Notification. Put a Check Mark on your preffered option and click Save Changes button.
Security settings are the key. So stop what you’re doing and secure this article. Then go to your account and update these settings.
From Account settings, click on Security. I recommend the following settings for the highest level of security.
1. Secure Browsing – enabled.
2. Login Notifications – enabled.
3. Login Approvals – enabled. This feature requires that you have a cell phone capable of receiving text messages. When enabled, you will receive a code via text message if your account is accessed from an unrecognized location.
This is extremely important
👉
You may use computers at a friend’s house, the school, or other public
locations. As an example, if you are logging in to Facebook from a
computer in your friend's house, you’ll be asked to enter in a code.
You will receive the text message, know that it’s YOU using Facebook,
and enter the code. If you receive the text message and you WERE NOT
trying to log into Facebook, you’ll know there is a problem. And the
hacker trying to get into your account will not have the code, this
applies to phones too, ighotago?Use strong passwords.
The names of yourself, your spouse, parents, siblings or dog, or your birthday, do not qualify. Use a mix of letters, digits and punctuation (but not blank spaces). Use both capital and small letters. The longer your password, the better. The shorter your password, the easier it is to hack, especially if it’s a common word or name. A good starting point is six characters, though 8, 10 or 12 are even better. If you have trouble remembering, do something about that.
Change your password regularly. By regularly I mean like 3 times a year, not yearly. Facebook’s “Forgot password?” option is one way, or you can go to your account’s settings.
Don’t friend everyone. That “hot chick” whom you don’t know and looks like some actress model, might be a guy. Avoid the person who doesn’t even have a profile picture, let alone any friends in common with you. If you haven’t met them, be cautious. Also, don’t friend friends whom you know to use weak passwords. If their account is compromised, hackers can still learn certain things about you from your profile, or could send you a message via the friend’s account to lure you to a malware site.
Don’t click on links anyhow. Even links begging for votes or groups. If you click on a status update that a “friend” posted on your wall and it looks fishy, don’t assume they actually did it. Their account could be compromised. If your clicking takes you to a Facebook application that you’re unsure of, there’s no obligation to click through.
Don’t believe all emails. Don’t forget that honest web services will never ask you to do certain things in an email. For example, Facebook will NEVER send you an email asking you to change your password or enter personal details. If they need you to do that, they will tell you where in your account settings you can go to do that. On a similar note, protect your email account that you registered for Facebook with, else someone can succeed in resetting your Facebook password.
Have any questions? Feel free to ask.
Udo!
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