Hacked accounts

Order

1. Email account.
2. Change-alert link.
3. Platform hacked page.
4. Business assets and cards.
5. Warn contacts.

Guides in this section

• Instagram, email changed
• Facebook, taken over
• Snapchat, hacked
• TikTok, hacked
• The second attack: recovery scams
• Instagram hacked and the email was changed
• The hacker turned on two-factor on your Instagram
• Hacked Instagram, and you lost the email and phone too
• Facebook hacked and the email or phone was changed
• Someone is running ads on your hacked Facebook
• Facebook was hacked, then disabled
• Snapchat hacked and the email was changed
• TikTok hacked and the email or phone was changed
• Someone asked you to send them a login code
• How to secure an account after a hack
• Hacked account in the UK
• Hacked account in the United States
• Hacked account in Canada or Australia
• SIM swap and account takeover
• Set up two-factor after a hack
• Hacked account in the EU
• Hacked account in the UAE or Saudi Arabia

Step 1: the route, in order

Work through the steps below in order. Skipping ahead usually costs time.

1. Take back the email account first. Change its password, sign out other sessions, and check forwarding rules.
2. Look for the change-alert email from the platform; many include a link to undo the change.
3. Use the platform's hacked page: instagram.com/hacked or facebook.com/hacked for Meta, Report a problem on TikTok, Snapchat Support's hacked form.
4. Secure business assets: remove unknown admins, partners and apps, and pause ads.
5. Tell friends and followers that recent messages may be fake. Call your bank about any charges.

Step 2: proof to gather

• The original email and phone on the account.
• Change-alert emails with dates.
• Photos or videos of yourself, for a selfie check.
• Bank statements showing unknown charges.
• The device you normally use.

Step 3: what to write

• Give the approximate time it started and what changed (email, phone, name).
• Say what you have done since: email secured, password changed.

Common mistakes

• Using 'recovery' services that ask for your password or codes.
• Paying a hacker who offers to return the account.
• Clicking links in messages that claim to be from the platform.

Step 4: after submitting

• Report fraud to the police or your national fraud service if money was taken.
• Turn on two-factor with an authenticator app or passkey and save backup codes.
• Change passwords on other accounts that shared the same password.
• Remove sessions and devices you do not recognise.

Step 5: if you are stuck

• Both the email and phone were changed.
• A Business Portfolio or ad account was taken.
• The account was disabled after the hacker used it.

What to send

• Your username or profile link.
• A screenshot of the notice or error, with the date visible.
• Which email or phone is on the account (just which one, never a code).
• What happened before it started, in a few lines.

Please do not send passwords, login codes, card numbers or access tokens.

How it works with Acctfix

1. Message us on WhatsApp or email with the username and a screenshot of the notice.
2. We tell you honestly whether this is something we can help with. Terms are agreed with you before any work starts.
3. We prepare the appeal and the supporting details, to go through the platform’s own channels.
4. We stay in touch while you wait. The platform makes the final decision, and nobody can promise the outcome.

About Acctfix

Acctfix is an independent account recovery service. We help with hacked, disabled, suspended and locked accounts on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and Threads, Meta ad accounts and Business Manager, username claims, impersonation reports and agency work. Contact: WhatsApp +1 934 201 2490 or team@unbanz.com. Independent service. Not affiliated with Meta.