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 by suggesting some of the steps that you
need to take as soon as you realize that your email account is hacked.
Here is a list of steps and procedures that you need to follow in order to initiate the password recovery process:
Steps to Recover Gmail Password:
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! This is the first step and probably 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
Update:
Gmail has now introduced a new feature
wherein it is possible to reset your password using your mobile number.
Once the reset process is initiated, Gmail will send new login details
to your mobile number itself.
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 the 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:
- Email addresses of up to five frequently emailed contacts
- Names of any 4 Labels that you may have created in your account
- List of other services associated with your compromised account
- Your last successful login date
- Account created date
- 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
Steps to Recover Yahoo and Hotmail Password:
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.
I hope this post will help you recover access to your hack email account. I highly recommend that you also read my post on How to protect your email account from being hacked and Tips to find unauthorized activity on your Gmail account so that you always stay protected!