{"id":88491,"date":"2022-08-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=88491"},"modified":"2024-05-30T22:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T02:32:23","slug":"how-to-tell-if-your-facebook-account-has-been-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-tell-if-your-facebook-account-has-been-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Tell If Your Facebook Account Has Been Hacked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Opening your Facebook account only to realize it’s been hacked is unfortunate. However, continuing to use your account without realizing someone else is accessing it can be even more dangerous. Hackers may exploit your Facebook account and use the information you provide there against you. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid such a dangerous scenario from happening to you, you need to know the signs that can tell you if your account has been hacked. Follow our tips on how to recognize a hacked Facebook account, as well as what you can do to prevent it. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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Has Your Facebook Account Been Hacked?\n<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Usually, it’s not hard to tell when your account’s been hacked. People from your friends list may receive suspicious messages with malicious links and ads asking them to buy stuff. As with many scams, hackers might also start sending links with malware from your email account, change your profile information, as well as change your email address, phone number, and Facebook password. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thankfully, there are a few telltale signs that indicate someone else accessing your Facebook account. Here’s how you can check if scammers have gotten a hold of your social media account. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check Your Activity Log on Facebook<\/span>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you should do if you’re worried that your account was hacked is to check your activity log on Facebook. To do that, follow the steps below.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Open Facebook on your smartphone (Android or iPhone) or desktop (Windows or Mac).\n<\/li>
  2. On mobile, follow the path Settings & privacy<\/span> > Settings<\/span> > Password and security<\/span> > Where you’re logged in<\/span>. \n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. On desktop, follow the path Settings & privacy<\/span> > Activity log<\/span>. \n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n
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      There you’ll see all of your active Facebook sessions, i.e. a list of devices that are logged into your account right now. If you see any unrecognized logins on the list, there’s a chance that you’ve been hacked. To avoid the loss of any sensitive information, next to the active session from the list that you don’t recognize, select Log out<\/span>. This will end an active session and thus save you from a hacking attempt on that device. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      To further strengthen your account, you can select the Secure Account<\/span> option right next to it. Facebook will run a diagnostic on your account and take you through the steps of securing it. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Check Your Payment History on Facebook\n<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      Another way to check whether somebody else is accessing your account is to go through your purchase history on Facebook. If you ever bought something through Facebook or paid for ads and have your credit card information stored on the platform, that’s something that hackers could get a hold of. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Even if you don’t find any suspicious new activity using the method we described above, it’s better to double-check that your credit card information is safe from any prying eyes. You can do it both from mobile and desktop apps. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      On mobile, follow the path Settings & privacy<\/span> > Settings<\/span> > Payments<\/span>. Select Facebook Pay<\/span> and check your payment activity for any fraudulent purchases. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      On desktop, follow the path Settings & privacy<\/span> > Settings<\/span> > Facebook Pay<\/span>. Under Activity<\/span>, select See all<\/span> to check all the purchases listed under your account. You can also check your Ad payments<\/span> in the same section to make sure there isn’t any suspicious activity there. \n<\/p>\n\n\n

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      Other Signs of a Hacked Account to Watch Out For\n<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      There are a few other ways to tell if your account has been hacked. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n