For questions about the consequences of unauthorised access to an account or for recovery procedures / damage limitation where such access has been obtained. Use a tag like [security] or [privacy], as appropriate, for questions about how to prevent unauthorised access.
Questions tagged [hacked]
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My account on Facebook has been hacked - how do I recover it?
Someone is sending spam messages from my account in Facebook. How do I get back control of it?
x3ja
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Hacking, Spoofing or Malware explosion
It could be just coincidence, but in the week that my wife complains that her account has been 'hacked', I receive dodgy emails from most of the people I know who still use Yahoo accounts.
When my wife received reports from her contacts that they…
CJM
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What should I do if my Gmail account has been taken over by someone else?
I had a gmail account and someone accessed it by changing my password. I am extremely angry about this. I changed my password and they accessed it again and changed it once more. I think she was able to reset my password by selecting that she no…
miranda
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What happens to a Facebook account when it is reported as compromised?
According to Facebook,
If you believe your account has been compromised by another person or a virus, please click the "My Account Is Compromised" button below. We'll help you log back into your account so that you can regain…
Matt Borja
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My Gmail Account Accessed From Microsoft's IP address, Account Hacked?
Gmail just alerted me that my Gmail account was accessed from this IP address "70.37.102.156" and that leads to Redmond, Washington, USA and the ISP (owner) is Microsoft.
How can this happen? It's really weird.
its_me
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What will the response plan be if your OpenID provider gets hacked?
The recent hack of the Gawker network has left a question in my mind. If I had an account at Gawker, I would protect myself by changing my passwords at all the other identity providers where I use the same or a related password.
What should I be…
Pieter Breed
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Post-hacking restoring incoming email to inbox instead of trash
I use Gmail for my office. My account was hacked. (Two days ago I received an email from an otherwise trusted source stating that he had files in Dropbox to share. I bit. No files. Dumbdedumbdumb.) Next day, the immediate world had received emails…
Sara
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Can a virus access Gmail contacts?
My contacts have recently been receiving spam emails from my Gmail address. I am quite certain it is my Gmail contacts (one address is a craigslist response address that I once used). So it would appear my contact list has been accessed in some…
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How to fix a repeatedly hacked Gmail account (where 2FA is enabled and passwords are changed)?
A friend of mine came to me for help with this issues. Her Gmail account has been hacked and keeps sending out spam emails to her contacts. This is happening to her on a monthly basis. Each time it happens she changes her password. She also went…
Brett G
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“Suspicious sign-in prevented”. Suspicious or not?
Yesterday I got an email from Google saying that my Hotmail address had been compromised. Snip below.
Someone recently tried to use an application to sign in to your Google Account, x--------x@hotmail.co.uk. We prevented the sign-in attempt in case…
james
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Gmail hacked, no IP alerts
Recently my Gmail was hacked - I was suddenly signed out of Gtalk and my password no longer worked.
I was able to reset my password by following my secret question/answer. When I logged in again, I checked the IP security monitor and nothing but my…
user46248
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Can a hacked Twitter be used to access a person's email?
Sorry if I sound overly paranoid, but I was hacked earlier today on Twitter and I was wondering if the person who did it would be able to access my email?
Cristian Ramos
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"Your account is temporarily unavailable. Regain access by logging in from a web browser"
A friend of mine has asked for help because his Hotmail account, and Facebook account associated with it, have been hacked. There's no way to recover the Hotmail account - the hacker has secured it with alternative 'phone number and email address.…
user53868
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When reporting a Facebook account as hacked or compromised will Facebook pass it on to the authorities
If I report my Facebook account as being hacked or 'compromised' will Facebook pass the matter on to the authorities?
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My Gmail account was taken over by someone in the country of Jordan
My wife's Gmail login screen looks like this. I have changed her password, but it seems to go deeper into Gmail than that. There are ads served by Google in Arabic. How can I fix it?
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