I got my Hotmail Account Hacked; How do I fix it?
Hacking takes up most of space when it comes to issues dealing with cyber-crime. Hotmail is no exception. If your Hotmail account is hacked, odds are that your key is being used to access your personal details or to send out scam E-mails. At Hotmail customer support, fixing your issue is a two way street. Therefore, we will educate you in the ways to fix your hacked accounts.
Normally, a simple password reset sorts out most of the issue pertaining to hacked information. For your account recovery:-
- Go to Microsoft recovery page.
- Select the option that reads “I think someone else might be accessing my account”.
- This will initiate you in the account recovery process.
Every modus operandi of the titular recovery process entails password reset. So you have to make sure that you now reset to an extremely strong encryption key. On the scale of “definitely going to know your key” to “impossible to deduce”, a strong password falls under “extremely difficult to ascertain”. Therefore, a strong key is the key to future safety.
Hotmail technical support has come up with an extensive guide to fix your hacked accounts. So, without further to do, let us discuss the methods to fix your this issue.
The one where you have to reset the password:
- Sign in to your Hotmail
- Click the gear icon
- Select options
- Navigate and select ‘More Mail Settings”
- Click on “Change Password”
- This step will require you to type in your old passwords for authentication purposes.
- Create and retype the new key.
- Enter the captcha.
- Press “Save”
There is a checkbox above the “save” that reads “remind to change password in 72 days”. It is an additional security measure selecting which triggers Microsoft to force you to change your encryption text every 72 days.
How to regain control of your account?
The most common issue consequent of hacking is the loss of access. This type of effect mostly acts as an alarm clock for the user for he should always have a strong password. Resetting it will get you back in the Hotmail playing field. Concur to the following steps if you want to access this:
- Go to the Microsoft page.
- Enter your credentials, but stop at the user name.
- Instead of typing in an unresponsive word, click on the “I forgot my Password” link.
- Microsoft will send you a link a link to the registered recovery account.
- Go to your mail and click on the link given by Microsoft
- Type in the new key to reset the password
- Make sure the new content you input is strong. Its strength depends upon the character variations you have provided. Our Support center suggests using statements/phrases instead of convoluted codes.
Recovering the lost messages:
By its very nature, hacking smells of mischief. If the benefits of hacks weren’t ascertained, then people would’ve still been thinking it as a way to mess with the users. But now we know the truth, deleterious actions in the inbox are as wild as they are devastative. Here is the way to recovering the deleted messages.
- Login to your account.
- If you are suspicious about the recent actions on your account, check in the “Deleted” button.
- This will open up a “Deleted” messages page. Here, you have to scroll down and select the “Recover my deleted messages” option.
- Select the messages you want to rescue->open up the contextual menu by right-clicking and select move.
- In the submenu-> select “Move to Inbox”
This step is an enigma because it is difficult to ascertain the time range of the saved messages. Therefore, this method might be helpful, might be not.
The given methods are just some of the ways to “un-hack” your account. But if the circumstances call for a more delicate touch, please contact Hotmail technical support Australia on our toll free number 1800-958-231.
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