Quick answer: If you can still open Facebook on a trusted phone, go to Settings → Accounts Center → Password and security, change the password, check login alerts, and remove unknown sessions. If locked out, use Facebook’s official “Get help signing in” flow—not paid unlock services.
A compromised Facebook account can drain linked Instagram/WhatsApp access and spam your friends. Act in a fixed order: regain control, kick other sessions, then harden the account.
Symptoms of a hacked Facebook account
- Friends report strange messages or links from you
- Password or email changed
- Posts you did not publish
- Login approvals you did not request
If you can still log in
- Change your password immediately (unique, long).
- Open Accounts Center → Password and security → Where you’re logged in and log out unknown devices.
- Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Check email/phone in Accounts Center—revert attacker changes.
- Review apps and websites with access; remove strangers.
- Warn friends that any weird link from you was not real.
If you cannot log in
- From the Facebook login screen, tap Forgot password? / Get help.
- Use a trusted phone number or email. Complete any checkpoint identity prompts honestly.
- If the attacker changed your email, follow Meta’s identity confirmation steps on the official site only.
- See also Facebook login problems.
After recovery
- Enable login alerts.
- Use an authenticator app, not SMS alone, when possible.
- Scan devices for malware if you entered your password on a shady page—review phishing patterns.
FAQs
Will Facebook support call me?
Be extremely skeptical of cold calls. Start recovery yourself on facebook.com / the official app.
Should I create a new account?
Only as a last resort. Recovering keeps friends, Pages, and Marketplace history.
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Author: Rabi Mehar · Updated: August 2026