XX hacked?
Here’s how to get it back.
The official recovery page for a hacked X account, in plain English, plus what to lock down once you’re back in.
Watch for recovery scams. Never pay someone who messages you offering to get your account back, and be wary of any phone number that says it’s X support. Real help starts on X’s own site.
Locked out?
Try these in order.
Everything here starts from X’s own help pages. Use only those, never a link someone sends you.
Open X’s hacked account page
Go to help.x.com in a browser you trust, typing it from this page rather than following a link from a message.
What that page covers
X describes this page as: “Help with my compromised account. If a reset fails, file a support request from the account’s email.”
Check the email and phone on the account
If the hacker changed the email address or phone number on your X account, change them back. If you can’t, lock down the email account itself first, because that inbox can be used to reset everything else.
Set a new password nobody has seen
Choose one you’ve never used anywhere else. If X has an option to sign out every device or review recent logins, use it.
If you’re still locked out
Look for a contact or support option in X’s Help Center, starting from the page above. Ignore anyone who messages offering to get the account back for a fee.
Still logged in?
Lock it down now.
If you can still get in, do these before the hacker notices.
- Change your password to one you’ve never used anywhere else.
- Review where you’re signed in and sign out every device or session you don’t recognize, if X shows them.
- Check the email address and phone number on the account, and the email account behind it.
- Turn on two-factor authentication if X offers it.
- Undo anything you didn’t do: posts, messages, payment details or where your earnings get paid, and linked apps.
- Change the password anywhere you reused it.
X takeovers that made headlines.
Each one links to the original report.
Independent news reports, not Sociable results. See takeovers on every platform or find recovery guides for other platforms.
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