Facebook · Protection guide

Keep your Facebook secure

Fake profiles, account hijacking and Marketplace scams.

What to lock down

1Login alerts
2Trusted contacts
3Cloned profiles
4Safer Marketplace
The single most effective step on Facebook: turn on the strongest two-factor authentication available and make the account private. It blocks the majority of takeover attempts at the source.

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