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Je me suis fait pirater mon compte par un escroc.

Je me suis fait pirater mon compte par un escroc.
I got my account hacked by a crook.
From Lesson 214:Reflexive causative (se faire)·French

Questions & Answers about Je me suis fait pirater mon compte par un escroc.

Why does this sentence use the infinitive pirater instead of a past participle like in English?
In English, we say 'I got my account hacked' using a past participle. In French, the causative construction se faire is always followed by an infinitive. It is used to express that an action was done to you, often with a negative consequence.
Since it is a reflexive verb in the passé composé, shouldn't fait agree with the subject and be spelled faite if the speaker is a woman?
Normally, reflexive verbs can have agreement in the passé composé. However, there is a strict exception: when the past participle fait is followed by an infinitive like pirater, it never changes. It will always stay fait, no matter who the subject is.
Does Je me suis fait pirater literally mean 'I made myself hack'?
Literally, it looks a bit like 'I made hack to myself,' but it is just the standard French way to express an event where you are the receiver of the action. You didn't do the hacking yourself; you were subjected to it.
Why do we use par before un escroc?
Because the se faire construction carries a passive meaning (the action was done to you), you use par to introduce the person who actually performed the action. It translates perfectly to 'by' in 'hacked by a crook'.

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