I woke up today to find my phone buzzing with a ton of emails, and it turns out someone was trying to access my Ubisoft and EA accounts. I managed to recover my EA account, but I lost the Ubisoft one. Then, I received an email from Steam, and shortly after that, someone sent out some scam images on Discord and Instagram to all my contacts—it's a MrBeast money scam from Twitter. I'm feeling really overwhelmed and need to know how to protect myself going forward. What steps should I take?
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Try to identify if there's a common factor among your hacked accounts. Are you using the same email or social login for different sites? If so, secure that first! Once you find it, log out of everywhere, change your passwords, and implement 2FA using an authenticator app instead of SMS. That’s more secure!
If you have a Windows computer, you might want to start with a full clean install of the system—it can help eliminate any malware. Here’s a link for instructions on how to install Windows 11 cleanly: [rtech.support](https://rtech.support/installations/install-11/) Do this ASAP. After that, focus on changing your passwords and enabling 2FA, and cross your fingers that your accounts won't end up banned.
I’ve disconnected my computer from Wi-Fi and plan to do the reinstall tomorrow. What websites or apps usually get accounts banned?
First off, make sure you change all your passwords, especially for the accounts that were hacked. Use different passwords for each site. After that, set up two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever you can. Also, check for any unknown devices linked to your accounts, log out from all sessions, and if you can, remove any email forwarding rules that might have been set up. Getting a password manager is a smart move too to keep track of everything!
I’ve changed my passwords for the hacked accounts, but I’m not using the same password for Instagram. Still, they accessed it somehow without me getting any login notifications.
Definitely change all your passwords as a first step, starting with your email since it's typically the key to your accounts. Also, make sure not to use the same password across different sites—it's crucial for your security!
I can’t find a common link, which makes this trickier. They hacked into Ubisoft first, then EA, and sent pics on Discord and Instagram afterwards. I’m trying to get 2FA for all of them now.