If you've ever lost access to a Facebook or Instagram account, you know it can be frustrating to prove that you're really you. Meta is hoping to make regaining access to your account a lot easier and ...

Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he's always had a connection to the tech world. As an editor at large at CNET, he wrote about Apple, Microsoft, VR, video games and ...

Oh, so you found a duplicate Facebook account that shows your profile, but it’s not you who created it? Watch out! It could be a cloned Facebook account and your friends could be just one step away ...

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Angela McNamara's first hint that her Facebook account had been hacked was an early-morning email warning that someone was trying to log into her account. "If this is not you, don't worry, we're ...

Unless you fly strictly under the radar, your Facebook account has valuable data about you—like who you speak with the most and what you talk about. It can also be a treasure trove of other personal ...

The email gave me pause. The subject line: Community Stаndаrd аnd Pаges Protection tagged you on Facebook. Uh-oh. This couldn’t be good. “Your account will be deactivated. This is because someone has ...

As a new report from Yubico reveals that half of generation z and millennials had their social media passwords hacked in 2024, I almost added myself to the list for 2025 following a Jan. 6 email that ...

Your Facebook account is a rich target for cyber criminals. You certainly don't want a random hacker posting in your name if they manage to take over your account, which also contains personal ...