F.b account hacker
We usually have ~10 campaigns running, so this was definitely not right. Things were going well for a month or so, until we woke up one day and realized there were NO ADS in our account. Either way, we rolled with the punches and started a brand-new account. It wasn’t our fault, but that’s another story. Here’s How It Happened (AKA, A Dramatic Day in the Smart Marketer Office)Īs you may or may not know, our Facebook ad account got shut down this past April. We’ll share our top 7 tips to protect your Facebook ad account soon.īut first, it might be insightful to read about how our account got hacked, how we found out about it, and what we did to regain control. Luckily, there are a lot of fairly easy things you can do to increase your security right now, today. We didn’t actually have to pay for the $4,000+ the hacker racked up in ad spend…but the opportunity cost of having our ads & campaigns deleted and having to start over from scratch is more in the $40,000-$50,000 range. “Security” isn’t a sexy marketing topic-especially compared to things like landing pages, sales videos, ad hooks, and so on.īut security is still a vital part of any business.īecause, as we had to learn the hard way, the consequences of a single security slip can be costly. Instead, we just want to get your attention and make sure you understand why this is important. We’re not saying this to be alarmist or for the shock value. Three weeks ago, someone hacked into our Facebook ad account.