Question posted by igore65 on April 28th, 2011
Facebook Hack
It appears that my account has been hacked!! It looks like a legitimate addon, but it cannot be... How do I get rid of it??? It pops on my wall with BS about who has viewed my profile so many times etc...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Verify-Your-fb-Profile-II
But it is not.... It is not a virus it is a compromise to my account... How do I close the hole, or do I have to dump my account and start over??
Current Answers
Answer #1: Posted by SirensRnotAmyth on May 4th, 2011 9:09 PM
When you try to log in to your Facebook account you get a message saying Incorrect Email/Password Combination. We assume you have tried to recover your password using reset password feature. If not, click here to give it a try. If this won’t work there are good chances that your account has been hacked.
Follow these steps to recover your hacked Facebook account:
- Visit http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=hack_nologin_access
- Contact email address: enter your email address, if possible the same email you have registered account with
- Full name on the account: enter your full name on the account so they will be able to verify application
- Network(s) the account belongs to: try provide as many possible networks, including school, work network,…
- Email addresses that may be affiliated with the account: enter the same email you have created Facebook account with
- Your contact email address: use same email as you entered for step #2
- URL (web address link) of the profile page: simply copy/paste URL of your profile
- Description and steps to reproduce the issue: describe how your account got hacked/stolen, try to provide as many additional information as possible
- Submit “My Account Has Been Compromised” form
(link updated on September 17th)
You will receive a reply shortly after Facebook staff review your application.
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