Your email is being hacked

March 3, 2022/Terry Cutler/Comments Off on Your email is being hacked
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There are telltale signs your company email is being hacked.

A rejected password

The first sign your email is being hacked is you can’t sign in. If you notice your password is being repeatedly rejected, more than likely a hacker has changed it to block you out. 

Second, if you got into your email, it’s not a time to relax your vigilance. First, a hacker might just be playing with you. Second, you won’t notice anything. Check your sent mail folder. If there are messages you didn’t send, you may have a hacker. In other words, they have compromised you. 

You receive “WTF” emails

Hackers may send you “We froze your account” emails using user information lifted from your computer. “WTF? I paid that bill.” However, ask yourself, “Do I use the same password at home, at work, and second, for my personal accounts?” Hackers know this. As a result, they will search for personal information such as who you bank with or credit card companies you use. 

You sent your friends spam 

If your friends ask why you are sending me spam, assume your email is being hacked. 

Regain control from your email being hacked

  • Create a new email address
  • Let your friends know
  • Speak to your bank and other organizations
  • Don’t buy anything online – yet
  • Protect your computer with a robust anti-virus

Watch our latest video to save your business from Cyber Attacks – https://youtu.be/Z4eKHxE6mnU or head over to https://www.cyologylabs.com/start to learn more!

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Terry Cutler

I’m Terry Cutler, the creator of Internet Safety University, an educational system helping to defend corporations and individuals against growing cyber threats. I’m a federal government-cleared cybersecurity expert (a Certified Ethical Hacker), and the founder of Cyology Labs, a first-line security defence firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. In 2020, I wrote a bestselling book about the secrets of internet safety from the viewpoint of an ethical hacker. I’m a frequent contributor to National & Global media coverage about cyber-crime, spying, security failures, internet scams, and social network dangers families and individuals face daily.