It
can be a real nightmare if someone hacks and takes control of your
email account as it may contain confidential information like bank
logins, credit card details and other sensitive data. If you are one
such Internet user whose email account has been compromised, then this
post will surely help you out. In this post you will find the possible
ways and procedures to get back your hacked email account.
For Gmail:
It
can be a big disaster if your Gmail account has been compromised as it
may be associated with several services like Blogger, Analytics,
Adwords, Adsense, Orkut etc. Losing access to your Gmail account means
losing access to all the services associated it with too. Here is a list
of possible recovery actions that you can try.
Step -1: Try
resetting your password since it is the easiest way to get your account
back in action. In this process Google may ask you to answer the secret
question or may send the password reset details to the secondary email
address associated with your compromised account. You can reset you
password from the following link
If you cannot find success from the Step-1 then proceed to Step-2.
Step-2: Many
times the hacker will change the secret question and secondary email
address right after the account is compromised. This is the
reason for the Password Reset process to fail. If this is the case then
you need to contact the Gmail support team by filling out the account
recovery form. This form will ask you to fill out several questions like
1. Email addresses of up to five frequently emailed contacts
2. Names of any 4 Labels that you may have created in your account
3. List of other services associated with your compromised account
4. Your last successful login date
5. Account created date
6. Last password that you remember and many more…
You
need to fill out this form as much accurately as possible. It is
obvious to forget the dates of last login, account creation and similar
terms. However you need to figure out the closest possible date/answers
and fill out this form. This is your last chance! The more accurate the
information filled out in the recovery form, the more the chances of
getting your account back. You may reach the account recovery page form
the following link
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For Yahoo and Hotmail:
Unfortunately
for Yahoo/Hotmail there is no second option like filling out the form
or contacting the support team. All you need to do is either answer the
secret questions that you have setup or reset the password using the
secondary email option.
To initiate the password reset process just click on the Forgot password link in your login page and proceed as per the screen instructions.
