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Facebook is the most popular social media platform in India, many of us use it both at home and at work. The platform’s growing popularity among users also attracts hackers and online criminals who try to get into your account.
Having to face the ordeal of your Facebook account being hacked and having to recover it is not easy. Here are seven steps you can take to better equip yourself from being in this situation.
How to protect your Facebook account:
Step 1: Log in to your Facebook account and go to the “Settings and privacy” page.
Step 2: Go to the “Security & Login” settings from the menu.
Step 3: Select the “Where are you logged in” option to see all open sessions. If there are any sessions that you do not recognize, exit the respective session immediately by clicking on the three-dot menu and selecting ‘Exit’. You will also have the option to log out of all sessions at once.
Step 4: Then, under the “Login” options, select the edit button next to “Save your login information”. This setting will show if your login information is saved on your computer for faster login. If this is your personal computer and only you have access to it, saving your login information is ok. Otherwise, if this information is saved on a public or office computer that others have access to, click “Remove Account” to remove the saved login information.
Step 5: In the “Two-Factor Authentication” (2FA) setting, enable it by selecting the edit button next to the “Use two-factor authentication” option and following the steps. You can use an authentication app to generate your passcode or receive it via SMS. Don’t forget to generate and write down your backup codes as soon as you enable two-factor authentication.
After that, every time you log into your account, you will be prompted to enter the 2FA code after entering the login password.
Step 6: Now, under the “Additional Security Setting” option, make sure the Unrecognized Login Alerts setting is turned on. This way, you will receive an email or Facebook Messenger alert when Facebook detects access to your account from an unrecognized account.
Step 7: Finally, under the “Additional Security Setting” option, select three to five of your Facebook friends. These chosen friends can help you log into your account if you are unable to log into your account or have been locked out of it.
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