Your Facebook Account Was Hacked? 4 Things to Do Immediately.

The silent struggle of thousands of Facebook users whose accounts have been hacked outside of major breaches rarely makes headlines. Facebook itself doesn't offer much but a wall of silence. Are you sure your account hasn't been compromised? If you suspect that your Facebook password was leaked or that your account was breached, act fast! Facebook hackers could lock you out of your account and hassle your friends and family. Secure your Facebook account now and get it back before it's too late. We'll show you how. How to Know Whether Your Facebook Account Was Hacked So, how do you know if your Facebook account was hacked? If a Facebook hacker manages to get into your account, they will leave a trace. To check for traces, log into your Facebook account and click the arrowhead in the top right to expand the Account menu. From that menu, pick Settings & privacy > Settings and go to Security and Login. RELATED: How To Recover Your Facebook Account When You Can't Log In At the very top, you'll see a list of devices from which you've most recently logged into your Facebook account and when they were active. Facebook Security and Login Settings with list of devices that were logged in last. Click See More to expand that list and review older sessions. Other signs that your account may have been hacked include: Your personal data, including your password, email address, phone number, or name were changed by a third party. Within Settings > General, check your full Contact information, i.e. click the respective field to expand it. You can see all phone numbers associated with your account under Settings > Mobile. Friend requests and private messages were sent from your account without your doing. Within Settings, go to Your Facebook Information > Access Your Information and look over the various details there. Your timeline contains posts you didn't add or permit. To see your timeline, click your profile picture in the top right or, if you can't see it there, click the hamburger menu icon, then you should see your picture in the top left. If you're using Facebook to log into other applications, like Spotify or Instagram, we strongly recommend changing the respective logins or tightening your Facebook security to secure these third-party accounts. If you spot any suspicious activity in your logins or have seen one or more of these other signs, you'll find what you need to do below... What to Do If Your Facebook Account Was Hacked If you have confirmed that your account has been compromised, here are the steps you should follow... 1a. Change Your Facebook Password In case your Facebook hacker hasn't changed your password, you got lucky! Immediately update your password before you log out of suspicious sessions (you don't want to alert the hacker). If it's too late, head to step 1b. Under Settings > Security and Login, scroll down to Login and click Change password. Enter your current password, set a strong new password, and click Save Changes. Facebook Change Password Screen Next, you should see a Password Changed confirmation window that lets you Review other devices or Stay logged in. Choose the former and click Continue. In my case, this actually didn't do much, but it's nice to see this reminder. Facebook password changed confirmation with option to review other devices or stay logged in. Log Out of Facebook Sessions After changing your password, scroll back up to Where You're Logged In. Either Log Out of individual sessions by clicking the three vertical dots or click the Log Out Of All Sessions option in the bottom-right after expanding the list. Do this only if you're sure you can log back in.