How to recover a hacked Facebook Page

Check the simple explanation first. Meta suggests seeing whether another admin of the Page removed you, and asking them to add you back. Meta also notes you can lose access if you aren't the authorised representative of what the Page is about, or if the Page was reported and removed for breaking the Community Standards.

A takeover usually starts with a person, not the Page. Meta gives two typical patterns: a hacker steals a password, logs in to someone's personal account, adds themselves to the Page and removes everyone else; or a scammer tricks an admin into handing over control, sometimes inside Meta Business Suite.

Sources: Meta Business Help Centre: How do I secure a hacked account?, checked 15 October 2026; Facebook Help Centre: Recover a hacked Facebook Page you manage, checked 15 October 2026

Meta calls its recovery form the best and fastest route, even if you have Meta Verified or another support channel. It can only act if it can confirm the Page was compromised.

1. Log in to Facebook on a device you normally use.
2. Open the Facebook Help Centre article Recover a hacked Facebook Page you manage and click the link to the Page recovery form.
3. Select the Page you lost access to and complete the form.
4. Watch your email: Meta says it aims to reply within a day, though some reviews take longer.

Source: Facebook Help Centre: Recover a hacked Facebook Page you manage, checked 15 October 2026

Meta says you can only submit it while logged in and if you recently lost access. Its fixes:

Source: Facebook Help Centre: Recover a hacked Facebook Page you manage, checked 15 October 2026

Most Page takeovers come through a personal account, so check yours. Meta's warning signs include a changed profile picture, posts or messages you didn't write, login or two-factor problems, and emails saying your password, email address or phone number changed when you didn't change them.

If your account email was changed, Meta sends a message to the previous address with a link to reverse the change. You can also check Where you're logged in in your settings and log out any device you don't recognise.

Source: Facebook Help Centre: Recover your Facebook account if you were hacked, checked 15 October 2026

Meta recommends unlocking your account if it was locked, then reviewing your Page and business portfolio and undoing any change you don't recognise. Then turn on Advanced Protection, which requires stronger logins such as passkeys or two-factor authentication. Meta says it's required for some accounts, including those added to business portfolios that advertise. To turn it on:

1. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
2. Click Settings and privacy, then Accounts Centre (or Meta Account).
3. Click Password and security, then Advanced Protection.
4. Follow the on-screen check, then click Fix Now and complete the prompts.
5. Ask everyone else with access to the Page to do the same.

Sources: Facebook Help Centre: Recover a hacked Facebook Page you manage, checked 15 October 2026; Facebook Help Centre: How to enable Advanced Protection on Facebook, checked 15 October 2026

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