Here's how to tell if your Facebook account was one of the 29 million hacked

Twenty-nine million Facebook users had their accounts accessed by hackers. 

This, as it sounds, is very bad. And while the larger ramifications of the breach, announced two weeks ago, are as of yet not fully understood, Facebook claims it has a decent grasp on one important detail: Whether or not you are one of the victims. 

Here's how to check: First, while logged into your Facebook account, head on over to the Help Center and scroll to the bottom of the page. You'll see one of several detailed notices. 

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For starters, if you're likely in the clear you'll find this message: "Based on what we've learned so far, your Facebook account has not been impacted by this security incident. If we find more Facebook accounts were impacted, we will reset their access tokens and notify those accounts." Read more...

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