Prevention checklist
The habits that keep accounts out of hackers' hands.
Stuck? Hand it to a recovery team and skip the guesswork.
We'll handle it for you- ☐ Unique password per account, kept in a password manager
- ☐ Authenticator-app 2FA on Instagram, Facebook and your email
- ☐ Carrier PIN / port-out lock on your phone number
- ☐ No follower, analytics or "who viewed" apps
- ☐ Never log in through links in DMs or emails
- ☐ Login alerts on
- ☐ Review sessions monthly
- ☐ Emergency kit ready (build it)
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More recovery guides
- Instagram hacked: the recovery checklist
- Facebook hacked: the recovery checklist
- Disabled, suspended, locked or hacked? How to tell
- No email, no phone: the recovery route
- Someone's in your account right now
- Username changed or account deleted
- Lock it down after recovery
- Two-factor authentication, done right
- Spotting recovery scams
- Fake Meta messages: how accounts get stolen
- Warn your followers
- Business assets after a hack
- WhatsApp hijacked: getting it back
- Your account emergency kit
- Recovery FAQ
- Getting past "Confirm you're human"
- Getting the video selfie accepted
- Security code not arriving
- The hacker turned on two-factor
- Hacked, then disabled
- Facebook "Your account has been locked"
- Unknown account in your Accounts Center
- SIM swap: when your number is the weak spot
- Suspicious login alerts
- Recover your email first