{"id":50807,"date":"2015-04-29T01:59:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T01:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=50807"},"modified":"2015-04-29T01:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T01:59:32","slug":"update-your-facebook-password-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/update-your-facebook-password-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Update Your Facebook Password Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you have been hacked – the sooner you act to protect your accounts – the better.–PC Pitstop<\/i><\/p>\n

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Update Your Facebook Password Fast<\/h4>\n

By Dave Taylor<\/p>\n

<\/strong>The Question: I think I\u2019ve been hacked! How do I go into my Facebook account and quick change my password?<\/i><\/p>\n

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Dave’s Answer: <\/strong><\/p>\n

The first thing to do if you are worried that you\u2019ve been hacked and someone\u2019s broken into your Facebook account is to log out every other device that\u2019s currently logged in to your account. This will, of course, affect your smartphone, your work computer, any Apple TV units or other systems that might be hooked into Facebook and even your smartwatch if you have a Samsung Gear S, Moto 360, Apple Watch or similar.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all worth it, however, because if you\u2019re right, every minute you leave things as-is offers another minute that a potential bad guy could be posting as you, monkeying with your settings or trying to change your password or security questions.<\/p>\n

Not good.<\/p>\n

Article Continued Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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This post is excerpted with permission from Dave Taylor.<\/p>\n

Sign up for Dave’s emails<\/a> about free tech support and special offers on books, seminars, workshops and more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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