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Have I Been Pwned allows you to search across multiple data breaches to see if your email address or phone number has been compromised.
- Overview
- How can I recover my accounts?
- How did a hacker get my password?
- Can I close my Outlook.com account?
- Still need help?
If your account has been hacked it means that someone stole your password and might be using your account to access your personal information or send junk email.
Step 1: Clear your PC of viruses or malware before you change your password
If you have a good antivirus program installed, make sure it's up to date and then do a full scan of your system. If you don't have an antivirus app installed on your PC, Microsoft offers some solutions if you're running Windows 8.1 or Windows 10. If you're running Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, you already have Windows Defender. Do the following to turn on malware protection: 1.Select Start . 2.On the Start screen, type Windows Defender in the Search box, or select Windows Defender. 3.Follow the instructions on the screen.
Step 2: Change or reset your password
After you run the antivirus app, sign in to your account and change your password. Make sure you create a strong password. If you can't sign in, reset your password.
Step 3: Check your account settings
Because someone else had access to your account, we've reset some of your account settings. To check and change your account settings, go to connected accounts, forwarding, and automatic replies.
Hackers use several techniques to get your account password.
•Malware – If you install a program from the Internet that isn't from a trusted publisher (for example, when you download a new screen saver, toolbar, or other software from an untrustworthy source), it might include malware that logs your keystrokes or searches your PC for saved passwords.
•Attacking Internet sites – If hackers break into an Internet site and steal account information, they can check it against other sites to see if you've re-used your password.
•Phishing – Hackers often send emails or text messages that appear to come from an official source to trick people into sending their account data.
If your Outlook.com account has been hacked and you want to close it, you need to close your Microsoft account.
If you're sure you want to close your account, read how to close your Outlook.com email account.
You can also get support from other Outlook.com users in our Community forum, or get help by selecting Contact Support below:
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