How To Know If Your Social Media Was Hacked
A situation of a Hacked Social Media Account is when an attacker logged into a victim’s social media accounts and started sending messages, etc.
How You Can Adapt From A Hacked Social Media Account:
- Talk and get help from someone else about your situation, you should never go through this alone.
- Regain control of your account, you might need to contact the social media platform’s support.
- Report the account to the social media platform.
- Change your account password immediately.
- Check for any posts or messages the hacker made or sent, and delete them.
- Notify your contacts to ignore suspicious messages from your account.
- Check for changes in your account information and settings.
- Monitor other connected account activity.
- If they have your information, you might risk having your identity stolen.
- File a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
- Retain proof and documentation of the scam in case you need it in the future.