What to Do If Your Social Media Account Is Hacked
If you cannot log in or friends report odd messages from you, your account may be compromised.
Recovery steps
- Use the platform account recovery page.
- Reset the password and enable 2FA.
- Sign out all other sessions.
- Review connected apps and recovery email.
Clean up
Delete suspicious posts and messages, then warn contacts through another channel.
If you cannot recover
Use the platform identity verification process and report the account.
Key takeaway: Recover the account, change passwords everywhere you reused them and enable 2FA.
