There’s a lot of important information sitting in our Facebook and Instagram accounts these days, from baby photos to private messages, that can be used to steal your identity and possibly hack into your bank account. And when there’s a big social-media outage, as there was Tuesday, many people begin to wonder if their information is safe.
It’s always worth checking if you ever suspect something has gone wrong. And it’s pretty easy to do.
Check Facebook to see if you’ve been hacked
Mercifully, Meta, owner of both Facebook and Instagram, has a single site for all your account information (accountscenter.facebook.com and accountscenter.instagram.com bring you to the same page).
From there, click on Password and Security and then Where you’re logged in.
Meta may already alert you to a new login from an unrecognized device, which you can then mark as correct or not. You can also view all the other devices you’ve logged in from and force them to log out if you choose.
Checking activity and permissions
If you have a Facebook account, click on your account and pick Settings and Privacy. From there, select your Activity log and which Apps and websites you’ve given access to your account.
This is important because even though your Facebook or Instagram account may not be hacked, a partner app or website you connected to your account may have been. Checking these lists and keeping an eye on your account’s activity will help make sure nothing else…
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