I'm in a total panic here. I suspect that I've been hacked on almost all of my accounts—Microsoft, PayPal, Twitter, Instagram, Uber, Lyft, Nextdoor, LinkedIn, TikTok, Booking, AliExpress, and even my bank accounts are affected. I don't know how or when this started, but it feels like everything is spiraling out of control.
Some accounts show unfamiliar logins, while others have changes in settings or email addresses. A few accounts I can't even access anymore. I really don't know what steps to take next and I'm feeling completely violated and lost. If anyone has gone through something similar, please share what I can do immediately to secure everything and prevent further issues. Any advice, tools, or guides would really help!
4 Answers
I use a Mac, so I need to know, have you listed all your devices? It might help to look into each one for potential breaches.
Here's what you should do: change all your passwords immediately, enable 2FA on every account, and check for unknown devices logged into your accounts. Also, review your email settings and remove any strange inbound or outbound rules. Consider getting a password manager to help keep things secure in the future. Do you remember if you had 2FA enabled before this happened?
First off, call your bank ASAP and have them help you reset your passwords. They might also lock down your account until everything’s sorted. Since you have financial accounts, reach out to your credit card companies as well to issue new cards with different numbers.
I assume all your accounts are tied to the same email, so log into that email, change its password, and enable two-factor authentication (2FA) so it needs a code sent to your phone. Once that's done, you can start recovering your other accounts again.
There are a few reasons you might be in this situation:
1) Weak passwords or reusing the same password across different accounts.
2) Malware on your PC could be capturing your login details.
3) A hardware keylogger could be installed on your keyboard, though that’s rare.
If you think it’s not password-related and it’s unlikely to be physical hardware, download Malwarebytes to perform a full scan. Disconnect from the internet while you scan. If it finds anything, you may need to wipe your drive and reinstall Windows. After that, change all your passwords, and definitely use a reputable password manager moving forward. Don’t panic, you’ve got this!
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