If your account has been taken over by an inattentive who didn’t manage to change the password and you haven’t lost access yet, you’re in luck. First, go to your account settings (“Settings and privacy”, then “Account Center”) and select the “Passwords and security” tab, where you will find the “Change password” option. Next, you should check the places of active logins to your account. Below we explain how to do this.
How to logout Facebook hacker on computer?
If you want to check recent Facebook logins from a desktop browser:
- Go to Facebook and click on your profile picture in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Select the “Settings & Privacy” tab, then “Settings”.
- When you see the “Account Center” panel on the left side of the screen, click and then find the tab with the shield in the list on the left under the name “Password and Security”.
- You will see two more lists: “Login and Recovery” and “Identity Verifications”. On the second one you will find the option “Login location”. After clicking you will be able to check your active Facebook and/or Instagram logins.
- If you do not recognize any of the devices or locations, click the red “Select devices to log out” text, select these devices, and then confirm with the “Log out” button.
It should be noted here, however, that the location provided on FB very often differs from the real one. The owner of the account, being logged in, for example, in Warsaw, may see the name of a town far away from the capital city on his device.
How do I check Facebook login locations from my phone?
Checking login places on FB is also easy on:
- Turn on the Facebook app. From the panel at the top of the screen, select the last option – three “dashes” – to open the menu. Then select “gear” on the right side of the screen.
- You will see “Account Center” at the top. Go there and – just like on your computer – select “Password and security” and then “Login location”.
How to additionally secure your Facebook account?
An effective way to secure your FB account is the so-called. two-factor authentication. It consists in the fact that during each new login on the portal you will be asked to enter the code from a special authentication application or a code sent via SMS.
Source: Gazeta
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