What to Do If Your Email Account Is Hacked

A hacked email account is serious because attackers can reset passwords across services.

First steps

1. Reset your password from a safe device.
2. Turn on 2FA.
3. Sign out of all sessions.
4. Check recovery email, phone and forwarding rules.

Then secure other accounts

Change passwords for banking, shopping and social media, starting with the most important.

Notify contacts

Warn them not to open suspicious messages that came from you.