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What should I do if I think I've been hacked?

Luigi Oppido
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Luigi Oppido is the Owner and Operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, California. Luigi has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and upgrades. He is also the host of the Computer Man Show! broadcasted on KSQD covering central California for over two years.

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If you're worried you've been hacked, the best thing you can do is change your password.

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What if the hacker is really smart and hacks my address? I'm afraid I'm being stalked.

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If you feel your life is in danger, contact the police. The articles How to Check if You Are Under Surveillance , How to Recover a Hacked Facebook Account , How to Prevent Hacking , and How to Activate 2 Step Verification in Facebook should be able to provide some help.

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How do I set up an authentication code for Facebook?

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The wikiHow article How to Activate 2 Step Verification in Facebook provides step-by-step directions with pictures to help you enable an authentication code for Facebook.

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My friend's Facebook account has been hacked, all of her information has been changed, and we can't do anything to recover it. How do we recover a hacked Facebook account?

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The wikiHow article How to Recover a Hacked Facebook Account should be able to help your friend recover her Facebook account.

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What do I do if two-step verification fails on Facebook?

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Under the two-step verification prompt, there should be a link that says, "Need another way to authenticate?" Click on that link, then follow the on-screen directions.

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Can I change my Facebook password when two step authentication is on?

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Yes, you can. You would change it in the same way that you would even if it was off.

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