5 Things That You Need To Do If Facebook Account Is Hacked Like The Hampi Actress Sonalee Kulkarni

Given their massive popularity and reach, celebrities often become the targets of online hackers. The popular Marathi actress Sonalee Kulkarni became the latest victim of it as her Facebook page was hacked by unidentified hackers. The actress alerted her fans that her account has been hacked by sharing a story on her Instagram profile. Sonalee further requested her fans to report any unusual activity that was done in the past 24 hours from her account. The actress was fortunate enough to restore her account within a day thanks to technical support. This incident has brought into light an important issue that we need to be aware of. Since it’s getting common to fall prey to hackers, we need to be extra cautious about our social media profiles. Here are five things you need to do if your Facebook account is hacked like Sonalee’s.

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1. Try Recovering The Account

Losing your Facebook profile is certainly not the end of your world as you still can restore your account. The first and foremost thing that the Hampi actress did was exactly that. She got in touch with the technical support staff of Facebook and was able to restore her account within 24 hours. Sonalee has been quite active on social media where she likes to keep her fans posted about her personal and professional life. The actress would have lost some information and data had she not tried to recover the account immediately. So, remember to contact the Facebook team in case you lose access to your account.

2. Changing Passwords Of All Other Accounts Linked With It

You might have linked your Facebook profile to various other websites and social media accounts. So, make sure you secure all other accounts by changing the password. It’s also crucial that you don’t have the same password for every social media account in the first place. Because if at all your Facebook account is compromised, you would at least have other social media profiles handy.

3. Inform Your Friends, Family, And Followers

The next thing that you need to do is informing your friends, family, and followers that your account was hacked. Sonalee was quick to do damage control by putting out a post on her Instagram profile. After getting access to your Facebook, the hacker may use it to contact your followers and ask them for personal details, passwords, or even cash. So consider being vocal about your problem on social media once you know that your security has been breached.

4. Review Your Privacy Settings

If at all your Facebook account is hacked, there’s something wrong with your privacy settings. You need to review these settings and look out for the loopholes that would help you identify the problem area.

5. Lodge A Complaint With The Cyber Crime Cell

This is the most important step that people usually miss out on. Whether or not the threat is serious, you should consider lodging a complaint with the cybercrime cell who can put the hacker behind the bars. Not only would it do you good but would help prevent the same person from committing such acts again in the future.

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