Lost your access? Here’s how to get your Facebook account back

There may be various reasons why your Facebook account might be locked. Such reasons can range from the mundane (forgetting your password) to the worst-case scenario (getting hacked or banned). Regardless of the reason why your Facebook account is locked, there are different steps you can take to get back to your Facebook account.

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If you forgot your password

Unless you have a reliable password manager, you’re likely to forget your password every once in a while. To access your Facebook account without remembering your password, you need to follow the steps below:

Recovering your password in a desktop/laptop browser:

• Open your web browser and navigate to: http://www.facebook.com/
• When prompted for username and password, click . Forgot password?

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• Follow prompts To enter your email address or phone number associated with your account.
• Facebook will email or text the email address or phone number is associated with your account.

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Recovering your password on your mobile device:

• Hungry Facebook app on your mobile device
• On the Facebook app home page, tap . Forgot password?
• On the next screen, enter your information Mobile number It is associated with your Facebook account and click To continue.
• If there is a Facebook account associated with your mobile number, that account will send you an email. security code to the mobile phone number you will enter. Enter the code area.
• Select To continue to request access to your account.
• If you don’t know or no longer have access to the mobile phone number associated with your Facebook account, Try another wayand you will be asked to enter other identifying information such as your email address.

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If you have been attacked

Unfortunately, if you have been hacked, you will need to follow different steps to access your account. If your Facebook account has been hacked, here are the steps to recover your account:

• Open a web browser and go to: facebook.com/hacked then click My account has been compromised and follow the instructions to recover your account.

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How to log back into Facebook if the hacker has logged you out?

If you can’t log in, you might realize that a hacker has taken over your account, or you might notice some red flags while you’re logged into your account, like posts you didn’t create or your friends notifying you that you’ve been hacked. Your name, date of birth, etc. You may also notice that your account details have been changed.

If you know you have been hacked and logged out of your account:

• Go to the login screen and click I forgot my password
• Then follow the below steps with reset your password and log in again
• Finally, Facebook recommends you visit To secure your account. Here they will ask you to change your password and review your recent login activity.

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How can you recover your account if the hacker changes the registered email address?

If you tried the above method and your account is still locked, it may be because the hacker changed the registered email address and other verification information; This means that from now on password reset links will go to it. .

The good news is that you can reverse this. When the hacker changes the email, Facebook sends a special link to the previous email account for verification, i.e. a message containing your email. Look for an email from Facebook in your inbox. You can then click this link to undo the email change and follow the steps to secure your account.

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How to recover your Facebook account if you no longer have access to the phone number or email associated with your account?

If you can’t access the phone number or email associated with your Facebook account (perhaps because the hacker compromised your email).

• Go facebook.com/login/identify
• You can fill out a form to have Facebook review your account while answering a few security questions to prove that the account you’re trying to recover belongs to you.
• Sometimes you need to provide Identification document, such as a driver’s license photobecause it matches the information you provided to Facebook when you first created your account.

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Help a friend recover their account (or ask your friend to help you)

Facebook also allows friends to help each other recover their accounts. This is also your friend’s died or incapable and they will no longer be able to use their Facebook. By doing this, you help prevent hackers from taking over a vulnerable account. However, the steps you take depend on the situation. For example, there are cases where hackers create fake profiles to impersonate you.

How can I protect my account from being hacked in the future?

Regaining access to a hacked account is our #1 question. However, if you have tried the above and it didn’t work, there is currently no other way to contact Facebook. That’s why you should follow our tips to secure your Facebook account. Whether you return to your account or create a new account, you should take all possible steps. Secure your account to prevent hackers Once inside:

1) Visit Facebook Privacy, Safety and Security Settings in Help Center.

• Hungry Facebook app
• tap three horizontal lines (menu icon) in the lower right corner
• Scroll down and tap Settings and Privacy
• Faucet Settings
• Here you can adjust various settings related to your account, including privacy options.

2) Consider keeping your account: as special as possible.

3) Make sure you use one. strong password Consider using the One you don’t use for other accounts password manager to create and store complex passwords.

4) Setup under your account settings 2FA via SMS. This means that if someone changes your email or phone number, at least one of the methods can help you log in again.

5) Log out of your Facebook account when you access it from a public device or your friend’s device.

6) Do not share your login information with anyone, not even friends or relatives.

7) Do not click on suspicious links or posts. The best way to protect yourself from clicking on malicious links that install malware that can access your private information is to install antivirus protection on all your devices. This can also alert you to phishing emails or ransomware scams. Get my picks for the 2024 best antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices.

8) Do it often software updates on your device to prevent malware from entering.

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Kurt’s important takeaways

Whether you’ve forgotten your password or been hacked, recovering access to your Facebook account doesn’t have to be difficult. On Facebook, there are multiple ways to access your account with appropriate security measures in place; so that unscrupulous people do not try to use these methods to compromise your existing Facebook account. Although it may seem like an annoying extra step, setting up the multi-factor authentication option for your Facebook account can keep your account even more secure.

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