How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked

More and more hackers are targeting regular people with the goal of breaking into their bank accounts, stealing their crypto, or simply stalking them. These types of attacks are still relatively rare, so there’s no need for alarm. But it’s important to know what you can do to protect yourself if you suspect someone accessed your email, social media account, chat apps, or any other major service and platform. A few years ago, I wrote a guide to help people protect themselves, and understand that most of the companies you have an account with already offer you tools to take control of your accounts’ security, even before you contact them for help, which in some cases you still should do. Here we break down what you can do on several different online services, including Gmail (and more broadly a Google account), Facebook, Apple ID, and more. And come back often because this is a regularly updated resource, both in terms of making sure the instructions for each individual service or plat ... Read full article.