What to do if your VKontakte page has been hacked

What needs to be done as quickly as possible?

Typically, a VKontakte page is hacked not in order to get to personal information, but simply to send mass unsolicited advertising (spam), as if you were sending it yourself, or to ask your friends on your behalf to lend money (for example, transfer to card). Therefore, if your page has been hacked and you do not have access to it, you should immediately:

In any way, warn friends and acquaintances that the page has been hacked.
Restore access to it (immediately think about where you have the phone number linked to the page - if it’s not there, then there are two options).

Do not register a new page for the same number! You will not be able to restore access to the old one that was hacked (or it will be difficult).

How to understand that your account has been hacked

The main purpose of hacking a profile is to use the owner’s personal data for one’s own needs:

sending spam or advertising via personal messages (for example, on another person’s profile wall);
obtaining money dishonestly (sending messages to friends with a request to urgently transfer funds to the specified details);
the desire to get acquainted with the correspondence of the owner of the page, obtain his personal photographs hidden from strangers, and confidential data.

Usually, pages are hacked using a virus program. But often attackers do this on their own, using illegal schemes. It often happens that a jealous husband, secret admirer or envious person tries to gain access to your account. Whatever the burglar's goal and motive, his actions are illegal.

It is very important to recognize in time that the page has been hacked. The sooner you take steps to regain sole access to your profile, the less serious the consequences of the trouble that have occurred will be. You can find out that your account has been hacked by the following signs:

I can’t access my page when entering my usual login and password;
friends and acquaintances report that a message with spam or a request to borrow (transfer) a certain amount of money has come from your profile;
There is activity on your page that you have nothing to do with: photos are deleted (added), posts are published, advertisements are placed, etc.;
in the settings section, where information about the moment of your last login is recorded, a time is indicated at which you definitely did not visit the social network, and an unfamiliar device.

If your case matches the description of at least one of the above signs, your account has probably already been hacked. It is best not to panic and calmly follow the instructions listed below to restore the security of your profile and gain control over it. The algorithm of actions depends directly on the situation and method of hacking. Let's consider the main cases.

If the page is still accessible

Someone found out the password and is sitting on your page, but you can still access it (you have access), or logins occur from third-party devices, from other cities or countries. Do the following (preferably from a computer, not through a mobile application):

Go to your security settings and click End all sessions - it will say “All sessions except the current one have ended.”
Change your VKontakte password as quickly as possible.
If the page is not linked to your current phone number, then link it: How to change the linked phone number on VKontakte. Having a phone number linked to the page, you can always restore access via SMS. For greater security, it makes sense to enable login confirmation via SMS, but in this case the page must also be linked to an email.

How to restore a VKontakte page after being hacked or blocked?

VKontakte
It’s worth saying right away that problems with logging in can also arise if your computer is infected with viruses. This has nothing to do with the VK page itself, just try checking your device for viruses first.

Usually, when a block is imposed by a virus, a window appears asking you to send an SMS to a particular number. Under no circumstances should you do this, because they will simply charge you a large amount and you will not receive any code. So, cure your computer for viruses and access will be restored.

In addition, the VKontakte page may be blocked by moderators for violating the rules. In this case, a message with the reasons and timing of blocking is always displayed upon entry. Unfortunately, even if you didn’t do anything, you won’t be allowed to restore the page before the specified period. The timing and reasons for blocking may vary. If there is something you don’t understand, you can contact support here.

By the way, in this case the unlocking method will be the simplest. When the blocking period expires, a window will appear with your phone number (half is covered with asterisks) and a button to send a free SMS to unblock it.

Unblocking in VK

Feel free to click on it and you will receive a recovery code via SMS. Enter it in the required line. The system will immediately prompt you to create a new password. Write the appropriate option - you can even write it in Russian - and save the new password. Now access to the page will be restored and it will again be visible to all users.

If suddenly the VKontakte page was hacked, then the recovery process is unlikely to differ from the previous one, because you will also go to your page and see that the admin station has blocked the page for suspicious actions. In principle, you shouldn’t be afraid of this, but warn your friends, because attackers can use the page for their own purposes.

Perhaps you have encountered this yourself, when a friend asks you to borrow money and transfer it, for example, to your phone. And then it turns out that his page was hacked. Maybe you didn’t have time to send anything, which is for the best, but if you did, you wouldn’t be able to get the money back.

Fraudsters on VK

Therefore, always be attentive to the suspicious requests of your friends and it is better to call again and find out if they are really asking for money.

If the page is no longer accessible

Next, we’ll figure out what to do if you can no longer log into the hacked page (the hacker changed your password or phone number).

If you have another VKontakte page, log into it and warn your friends from there that your other page has been hacked. Write on your wall or send them private messages so that they don’t fall for scammers. On your behalf, attackers can ask them to transfer money to a card, put it on a mobile phone, and the like.

Maybe right now the attacker is chatting with your friends, and they think it’s you:

If there is a group that your friends are in, make an announcement about what happened there. And if you can’t get into VK anymore, ask one of your friends or relatives to warn others that your page has been hacked. It is important. Otherwise, scammers may have time to deceive them. And you need to get the page to be temporarily blocked - this is done through the “Complain” function. The administration will freeze your page so that scammers cannot continue their activities, and then you will restore access.

So, tell your friends something like the following, either yourself or through someone (you can copy it from here):

Friends! My page was hacked. Until I restore access, attackers can write to you on my behalf and ask for money. Don't fall for these tricks. Once you receive a message with such a request, click on it and the “This is spam” button, and then go to my hacked page and file a complaint through the “Complain” function. Instructions: https://vhod.ru/vkontakte/kak/pozhalovatsya/ Thank you!

Also ask someone with whom you have many mutual friends to post a warning on their wall that your page has been hacked.

Our friend's page has been hacked! Until he restores access, attackers can write to you on his behalf and ask for money. Don't fall for these tricks. Having received a message with such a request, click on it and the “This is spam” button, and then go to the hacked page and file a complaint through the “Complain” function. Instructions: https://vhod.ru/vkontakte/kak/pozhalovatsya/ Thank you!

If you have another VK page, use it to also report the page that was hacked.

When a VKontakte page has been hacked, you need to restore access to it as quickly as possible and change the password so that scammers can no longer use your page. If they send spam (unwanted advertising) on your behalf, then the page may be blocked for quite a long time, until a certain date, and before this time you will not restore it.

Account deleting

You can delete your profile only after you regain control of it. If you are afraid that attackers will steal your data again, you can temporarily delete the page. To do this, go to settings and click on the corresponding inscription at the bottom.

In the window that opens, mark the reason, write your comment and notify your friends so that they know that you are closing your account.

I do not advise you to resort to such measures. I think you can always solve the problem without deleting your profile. But the decision is yours. You can create a new user or restore the page after a while.

How to restore access to a hacked page?

We have instructions on what exactly needs to be done: How to restore access. The easiest way to do this is if your page was linked to a phone number and this number is now with you.

If the linked number is no longer there, then you have only two options - How to restore access to VK if the number is no longer there.

For the future, we advise you to find out how to increase your security on VKontakte so that this does not happen again: VKontakte Security.

We also always recommend logging into VK through the secure start page Vhod.ru - this is your reliable friend and assistant:

What to do if the page was hacked and photos were deleted?

First, restore access, as written here on this page above (rewind and read). There is no guarantee that the photo can be restored. But you can try. We have good instructions that describe all recovery methods: How to recover a deleted VKontakte photo.

What to do if the page was hacked and the first and last name was changed?

When restoring access via SMS, you need to enter the last name that is currently on the page, and not the one that was.

After you restore access, you can change your first and last name; there is a standard function for this. Here are the instructions: How to change your first and last name on VKontakte.

If the first and last name does not change after hacking, see the options for solving the problem here: What to do if the first and last name does not change on VKontakte, the application is rejected?

What to do if the VKontakte page is frozen

Here you need to be more careful, since page blocking can be divided into two types.

In the first case, you were blocked at the initiative of the social network's security service for committing questionable actions.
And in the second case, a page with a freeze notification also crashes, but this may already be a falsified site, that is, a virus has entered your computer and you do not know about it. In the meantime, he redirects all your requests to the location he needs and sends your data to the attacker. In this case, you are entirely to blame.

To avoid the problem, you can try to get in touch from any other device and see if such a message appears there; if not, then the problem is in the computer.

Or run the official antivirus from the VKontakte social network.

After you have found out that you have been officially blocked, you can restore the page according to the standard scheme, as above.

If you weren’t blocked, but the scammers’ page just crashes and you can’t remove it, then here’s the solution to the problem, go to the directory:

My computer – Local disk C – Windows – System32 – drivers – etc – hosts

This file must be opened using Notepad and checked to see if there are any additional lines for redirection; usually they are written at the very bottom of the file. That is, you open it, it seems that everything is fine, but in fact, scrolling to the very bottom, you will find extraneous code. This code will need to be removed, see the video at the end of the article for details.

How did I get hacked? Why?

If you were hacked, it means someone found out your username and password. It is impossible to hack the VKontakte website. Passwords are not even stored on VKontakte servers. Only certain numbers are stored there, the results of calculations, by which you can check whether the password is correct or not. But it is impossible to find out what he was like from them.

“Hacking” always means that you screwed up your password. Most often, this is a virus (which you may not even suspect) or your carelessness - someone found out the code that came to your phone and used it to reset the password, thus taking over your page. Read more here: How was I hacked? Why? The concept of "hacking".

Therefore, take the security of your page more seriously - it depends only on you whether it will be hacked or not. All security recommendations are collected here: VKontakte Security.

How to restore a VKontakte page after deletion?

Some users delete their pages themselves, and then suddenly decide to go back and restore access. 7 months are given for this. During this time, you can return your page for free or it will be deleted. If they ask you for money, then this, again, may be due to your computer being infected with viruses. Restoration is very simple and does not even require SMS. All information that was previously entered will be saved.

If we look at the recovery process in more detail, it looks like this:

First, go to your page under the old data

Restore page

You will see a message that the page has been deleted, but it can be restored to a specific date
Select this item
On the next page we confirm our decision by clicking on the “Restore page”

That's all. You will immediately see a news feed with events from your friends and communities.

Question answer:

How much will it cost to “hack VKontakte” to order?

Dear visitors, of course, the most important question that interests you is “how much does it cost to hack a VKontakte page?” It is not possible to answer this question with a short and clear question, since prices for this service on the Russian Internet range from 800 rubles to 150,000 rubles . We will try to explain to you in understandable language why the prices for this service differ so much.

Advance payment scam: Such scammers usually know exactly the market value of VKontakte hacking, so they underestimate it a little for plausibility. After which they are asked to make an advance payment for services, usually 50% of the cost. But many people start with 100%, and if they refuse, they begin to bargain. The cost of such fake hackers starts from 800 rubles and reaches 5,000 rubles!

Automatic VKontakte hacking: Such services offer you access to your account literally within a few minutes. The most interesting thing is that such sites run a simple script that creates the visual appearance of an account being hacked. Such pleasure costs between 500 and 1,500 rubles, which is not expensive. But it's too obvious a scam!

Hacking programs: Fake programs can cost from $5 to $500, programs such as automatic sites for hacking VK. They offer supposedly access to VK in a matter of minutes, but in fact they are simply deceiving you. And sometimes you also receive a banner virus on your personal computer. Real programs are most often keylogger programs, that is, a virus that remembers the keystrokes on the keyboard when a person fills out login and password forms, and then sends them to the hacker. Such a program costs from $300 to $2000, depending on the quality and freshness of the virus.

Experienced scammers: Such people know how to scam ordinary clients; they often have fairly good websites and the appearance that they really work. The most experienced ones even provide evidence of the work done, of course they are fake. Sometimes they even look very believable, which makes them pay for such people. Due to their competence, such scammers know how much it costs to hack VKontakte and charge the average market value from 5,000 rubles to 15,000, most often it is 6-7 thousand rubles per account.

Real hackers and hacking services: Here, too, the cost ranges from 5,000 to 15,000, ask why there is such a difference? It's simple, it all depends on the hacking method and the data you need. The less you pay, the worse the services; I note that we offer the best price on the market for real hacking services.

Detective agencies: These comrades will leave you without pants without blinking an eye, the cost can reach up to 100,000 rubles. It all depends on the greed of the detective, when some clients tell us the prices they were charged. We are truly horrified, and the most interesting thing is that people are willing to pay that kind of money.

Say “Who can I order VK hacking from?”

Dear visitors, this is a rather sensitive question in its essence. Let's divide all services and hackers into two main types: Fraudsters and Real hackers! Scammers: #1. Websites with services for hacking vk.com online offer you to hack an online page directly on the site. There is a script that makes it look like it has been hacked, then supposedly after your account has been hacked you are asked to pay a purely symbolic amount of 1000 rubles. No. 2. Portals that distribute malicious software under the guise of VKontakte hacking programs. By downloading the program from such a site to your personal computer. At a minimum, you get a banner virus that blocks your PC until you pay the fee that the hackers will install. No. 3. Sites offering to buy VK hacking scripts from them, as we have already said, such scripts no longer work! No. 4. False hackers are people who pretend to be hackers and defraud you of an advance payment before performing a hack to order.

Real burglars: #1. Detective agencies - Although these comrades fulfill their obligations, they will rip you off worse than any banner virus. Hacking their VKontakte page will cost you from 30,000 to 120,000 rubles. No. 2. Private hackers and programmers, oddly enough, there are still people who actually work in this direction. The saddest thing about private hackers is the lack of reputation and advertising, so finding them is quite difficult. No. 3. Professional hacking services are the best option if you don’t want to bother with hacking yourself.

How can you “Protect VK from hacking”

Dear visitors, it is impossible to protect a page 100%. But you can ensure maximum security by following certain rules and setting up your account correctly. 1st rule. Complex password - without your birthday date and the last digits of your mobile phone! It is advisable to use characters in different cases. Example of a good password: PasS0173SsaP Example of a bad password: Ivan15041989 2nd rule. Be sure to link your cell phone to the page; with its help you will at least be able to restore access to your page. 3rd rule. Set up “account login confirmations”, be sure to check the functionality of the function. 4th rule. Pay special attention when following links to other resources, look carefully at the domain name when entering your login and password. 5th rule. Do not use your personal page from public computers. Be very vigilant about sites that ask for access to data from VKontakte.

It is worth remembering that even when site codes are almost perfectly protected, the vulnerability lies precisely in the human factor. You can give out your account password to hackers on your own and voluntarily, without even realizing what you did!

Hacking an account on VKontakte is a fairly common problem that all users of this social network may encounter. You can read about how to understand that you have been hacked on VK in a separate article. But how to find out who hacked you on VK, his location and nickname, will be more difficult. Let's consider several possible solutions to this problem.

The spammer managed to set a new password

It happens that you were hacked and your password was changed by an attacker in order to extend the time of using your account (mostly this is advertising something or promoting groups/pages).

In this case, complete return of control is carried out through the form for restoring access to the profile.

Follow the link or click “Forgot your password” under the data entry form for authorization on vk.com,
Print the phone number/email address used to log into the VKontakte website,
Confirm that the action is not performed by a robot,
Enter the last name indicated in the profile,
Agree that the correct page is selected if all data is entered correctly,
From the received SMS message, rewrite the code in the “Received code” form, after which access to the profile will be returned.

It is strongly recommended that you set a strong password that includes capital letters, numbers and special characters.