Facebook is an extremely popular social website, but it is not immune to attacks. In fact, the hacks, viruses, sneaky redirects and fake links are becoming more and more popular everyday. Hackers take away your Facebook account in order to steal your friends addresses and spam them, or trick your Facebook buddies into to giving them financial information. Don't panic if it happens to you. Whether they hack your account and change your login, or place a virus on your Facebook page, you can recover your account. Facebook Account Hacked or Invaded by a Virus? If you've discovered strange photos, advertisements, articles, or links on your Facebook page, you may have been hacked. A phishing scam actually hacks into your account and spams your friends and other people from your account. Your buddies think it's recommendations sent or posted by you, and that's the entire strategy of the hackers. Follow these steps to reclaim your account. First Step on Facebook Hacking: Try to Change Your Password If you can log into your Facebook account, change your password. Hackers may have used a website that looked like Facebook and tricked you into logging into it. So, always change your password if you can. Step Two: Run any Viral Software You Have on Your Computer Scan your entire computer for any signs of a virus or malware on your computer system. Ensure that your antivirus software is up to date and is efficient enough to protect your computer. Next Step: Remove any Suspicious Facebook Apps You may have clicked on a viral link that was disguised as a Facebook Application. These rogue links are posted all the time to fool you into thinking it's useful and legitimate. There is a Facebook assistance page that can help you clean up your Facebook Apps. Help! I Can't Login to My Account! If you cannot log into your account, most likely you have been hacked. Someone has claimed your account and has changed your password. You can still reclaim your account. First, visit the page that Facebook has created to Identify your account. The information the form will ask you for is your email and one or two names that you have included on your Facebook friends page. I Still Can't Login to My Facebook Account If you have been hacked and you are still having difficulty logging in, and you have tried the Identify Your Account page on Facebook, go to Report Compromised Account and Facebook will take you through the steps to recover your account. Today-1
