Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Reset your password on a mobile device
• Method 2 of 3: Resetting your computer password
• Method 3 of 3: Reporting an Account Hacked
• Tips
• Warnings

This article will show you how you can restore access to your Facebook account if it has been hacked. The easiest way to do this is to change your password. If you can't change your password, tell Facebook that your account has been hacked.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Reset your password on a mobile device

1. 1 Start Facebook. The icon for this app is dark blue with a white "f". If your account has been hacked, you will be taken to the login page.
2. 2 Tap the link Help is needed? below the email and password fields. A menu will appear on the screen.
   • Skip this step if instead of the "Need help?" on the page there is a link "Forgot your password?"
3. 3 Tap option Forgot your password?. After that, you will find yourself on the password reset page.
4. 4 Enter your email address or phone number. Click on the text box at the top of the page and enter the email or phone number you used to sign in to Facebook.
   • If you've never added a phone number, only enter your email address.
5. 5 Click on the blue button Search next to the text box. This should display your account.
6. 6 Select your account recovery method. Click on one of the account recovery options at the top of the page:
   • Confirm by email - Facebook will send the reset code to the email address associated with your account.
   • Confirm by SMS - Facebook will send a text message with a code to the linked phone number.
7. 7 Tap Proceed. It's a dark blue button under the account recovery options. Facebook will then send you the code by email or SMS.
8. 8 Find the code. Depending on the method you choose, follow these steps:
   • By email - open your inbox, find the email from Facebook and remember the six-digit code in the subject line.
   • By SMS - open incoming messages on your phone, look for a new message from a five or six-digit phone number and look for a six-digit code in it.
9. 9 Enter a code. Click on the "Enter your 6-digit code" field and enter the code received by email or SMS.
   • There should be no more than a few minutes between receiving the code and entering it, otherwise it will become invalid.
   • If necessary, click on the "Resend code" link to receive a different code.
10. 10 Tap the button Proceed below the text box to submit the code and navigate to another page.
11. 11 Turn on the option "Sign out of account on other devices" and click "Continue". This will log you out of Facebook on the computer, tablet, and phone connected to your account. The cracker will also log out of the system (thanks to you).
12. 12 Enter a new password. The new password must be entered in the text box at the top of the page.
13. 13 Click on Proceed. After that, the old password will be replaced by the new one. Now you can log into Facebook with a new password, and the person who hacked your account will no longer be able to log into it.

Method 2 of 3: Resetting your computer password

1. 1 Go to Facebook website. Follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/. You will be taken to the Facebook login page.
2. 2 Click the link Forgot your password? below the password field in the upper right corner of the page. After that, you will be on the "Find your account" page.
3. 3 Enter your email address or phone number. Click on the text box in the middle of the page and enter the email or phone number you used to sign in to Facebook.
4. 4 Click on the blue button Search next to the text box. This should display your account.
5. 5 Select your account recovery method. Click on one of the following account recovery options:
   • Confirm by email - a reset code will be sent to the email address you used to log into Facebook.
   • Confirm by SMS - Facebook will send a text message with a code to the linked phone number.
   • Login with Google - this option allows you to log into your Google account to verify your identity. In this case, you do not have to go through the password reset procedure.
6. 6 Click on Proceed. The code will be sent to your email address or phone number. If you choose the option "Sign in with Google", a window will appear on the screen.
7. 7 Find the code. Depending on the method you choose, follow these steps:
   • By email - open your inbox, find the email from Facebook and remember the six-digit code in the subject line.
   • By SMS - open incoming messages on your phone, look for a new message from a five or six-digit phone number and look for a six-digit code in it.
   • Google account - enter your email address and password.
8. 8 Enter a code. Enter the six-digit code in the Enter Code field and click Continue. After that, you will find yourself on the password reset page.
   • Skip this step if you used a Google Account to reset your password.
9. 9 Enter a new password. The new password must be entered in the New Password text box at the top of the page. Now you need to enter this password to log into Facebook.
10. 10 Click on Proceedto save your new password.
11. 11 Turn on the option "Sign out of account on other devices" and click Proceed. This will log you out of Facebook on all computers, phones, and tablets (including the one from which you were hacked) and end up in your News Feed on your current device.

Method 3 of 3: Reporting an Account Hacked

1. 1 Go to the page where you can report a hacked Facebook account. To do this, enter: https://www.facebook.com/hacked/ into the address bar of your browser.
2. 2 Click on the blue button My account was hacked in the middle of the page. After that, you will be on the account search page.
3. 3 Enter your email address or phone number. Click on the text box in the middle of the page and enter the email address or phone number that you use to log into Facebook.
   • If you haven't added your phone number to Facebook, enter only your email address.
4. 4 Press Search. This button is located to the bottom right of the text box. Facebook will try to find your account.
5. 5 Enter password. Enter the most recent password you used to log into Facebook. The password must be entered in the Current or Old Password text box.
6. 6 Click on the blue button Proceed at the bottom of the page.
7. 7 Choose a good reason. Check one of the following options:
   • There is a post, message or event in my account that I did not create
   • My account was entered without permission
   • There is no suitable option in the list.
8. 8 Click on Proceedto start the hacked account recovery procedure.
   • Checking one of the options that is not listed among the "good reasons" will take you to the help page.
9. 9 Click on the button To begin at the bottom right of the page. Your account will be analyzed for recent changes and activity.
10. 10 Click on the button Proceed at the bottom right of the page.
11. 11 Enter a new password. Enter a new password in the "New" text box and the "Confirm new password" box.
12. 12 Click on the blue button Further at the bottom of the page.
13. 13 Check the box next to your name and click Further. This will select your name as the account name.
    • If there is no such option, skip this step.
14. 14 Edit the information you didn't change. Facebook will display several posts, settings and other changes that have recently appeared. Confirm these changes if you made them, or cancel or delete them if someone else did.
    • If you are asked to change the posts you have created, click on the "Skip" button at the bottom of the page.
15. 15 Press Go to the chronicle. After that, you will find yourself in your News Feed. You now have full account access again.

Tips

• There is no surefire way to protect yourself from Facebook hacking. However, if you constantly update your password and do not open links from unfamiliar users, then significantly reduce the likelihood of hacking.

Warnings

• There is no guarantee that you will be able to get your account back after being hacked.