How To Recover A Hacked Facebook Account

How To Recover A Hacked Facebook Account

Facebook has become an essential part of our daily life, and losing access to it can be
disheartening, especially when someone has hacked your Facebook account.

Facebook has several safety systems in place to avoid this kind of problem, but these
account hacks aren't unheard of. In 2018, there was a massive Facebook security breach,
which led to the hacking of around 50 million Facebook accounts, including that of
Facebook's top bosses, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg.

If your account gets hacked, Facebook offers several ways to recover it. It can be
frustrating to lose your FB account; that's why we are here to help.

Read on to find out different ways to recover the Facebook account and why
keeping your account secure from hackers should be your top priority.

Various Reasons For Getting Hacked And Bad Consequences
Reasons for Facebook account getting hacked are:

Reason #1: Personal Revenge
If you have a falling out with a person close to you who has access to your Facebook
account's password, there is a chance that he/she might hack it to make you suffer.

Reason #2: Stolen Device
It is possible that you lost a device which was logged in to your Facebook account, and
the person who got hold of the device hacked it.

Reason #3: To Steal Information
If it's a professional hacker that hacked your Facebook account, and there can be many
different motives behind the hack. But one of the most popular motives is stealing your
personal information.
They can then utilize your information to assume your identity and use it for taking
different loans or making money transfers.

Reason #4: Reputation damage
The hackers sometimes do mass-hacking of various websites, including Facebook, not
for money or any personal motive, but to damage the reputation of the platform.

What are some consequences of your Facebook account getting hacked?
Let's find out:

      ● Wrong Use Of Personal Information
      if you make use of Facebook messages frequently, high chances are there is a lot of your
      private information stored there. Hackers could use the private and sensitive
      information on and post it on the wall and even blackmail you.
      ● Locked Out Of Your Account
      The hacker might change your password and the email address, and you'd be locked out
      of your account. He/She can then use your account according to their choice, and
      although there are several ways to regain access to your account, the whole situation can
      make you feel helpless and frustrated.
      The hacker can send inappropriate messages to other people pretending to be you or
      post indecent stuff, which can cause you further embarrassment.
      ● Share Spam
      The hacker might send links to your contacts or post it on your Facebook wall with a
      tempting title, clicking on which might open a spam page with viruses and malware that
      might cause risk to your contact's computers.

Step-By-Step Actions To Recover Hacked Account

Recover Facebook account through friends

Yes, Facebook provides the option to recover your account through your friends.
However, this is only possible if you have enabled the 'Trusted Contact' feature and
added your friends to it.
Also, adding trusted contacts is something you have to do before your account is hacked,
as a contingency measure.
Follow these steps to regain access to your Facebook account through your friends:
●       On the Facebook login screen, you'd find a link 'Forgotten your password?'. Click
         on the link and enter some necessary information like name, email ID, or phone
         number to verify yourself.
●       Facebook will ask you if you have access to your phone or email account,
         assuming you don't have the said access, click on the link 'No longer have access
         to these?’
●       Provide an alternative email or phone number where your recovery details will be
         sent.
●       You will have to enter the full name of one of your trusted contacts by Facebook
         on the “Reveal my trusted contacts” page to reveal the full list.
●       Ask each of your friends/ trusted contacts to visit
         https://www.facebook.com/recover. They will receive a PIN which they need to
         give to you.
●       You will have to enter the pin next time you try logging onto your account.
         Provided the PIN you entered is right, you would be able to reset your password
         and gain access to the Facebook account.

Recover Facebook Account With Phone Number

Facebook recover your account via phone number is easy but only possible if your
phone number was already registered to your account.

If yes, given steps need to be followed:
●      On the Facebook login screen, click on the link 'Forgotten your password?'
●       Select the option which says you don't have access to your email account. Input
         your number to find your Facebook account.
●      You'd now receive a code on your phone, which you need to enter on the
         Facebook screen page to set the new password.
●       Reset your password to reattain access to your Facebook account.

Recover Facebook Account By Email

Wish to recover your Facebook account by email? Follow the given steps:

●       On the Facebook login screen, click on the link 'Forgotten your password?'
●       Enter your email ID in the field and hit search to find your account.
●       Facebook will prompt your email address and your mobile number on which it
         will send the code for a password reset purpose.
●       Enter your email ID and click on the 'Continue' button.
●       Check your inbox to find the code from Facebook. Enter that code on the above
         screen.
●       If the code is right, you will get the option to recover Facebook login by
         setting a new password.
         Recover Facebook Account Without Email
         If you don't have access to the registered Email ID, do not worry. You can easily
         recover the Facebook account even without email.
●       You can do this by recovering your account through Trusted contacts. The whole
         process to do so has been explained in detail above.
●       You can use your phone number to recover your account instead. This has also
         been explained in a separate section above.
         However, if you haven't set trusted contacts or have access to your phone number, you
         can follow the given steps:
●       On the Facebook login screen, click on the link 'Forgotten your password?'
●       Enter your username in the search box and find your account.
●       Facebook will ask you if you have access to your phone or email account, click on
         the link 'No longer have access to these?’
●       Extended recovery options will now be used by Facebook, which might differ for
         different users. These include mostly Security questions, a recovery feature only
         available for old Facebook accounts.
●       Answer one of the security questions which you had set during the initial creation
         of an account, and you will be allowed to reset your password.


Losing your Facebook account's access due to hacking can disrupt daily life, but there
are solutions to it.
Regardless of how bad you think it is, by using the above information, you can ask for
'Facebook recover my account' by visiting the Facebook login page.