Craig Peterson's Tech Talk

What Happens When a Scammer Has Your Email Address? Prevention - Signs You're Hacked - Recovery While your email address might not seem that valuable, scammers can extract a lot of information that they can use against you. Below are some things they can do with your email address information: Scammers Can Impersonate You Send Phishing Emails Scammers Can Access Your Online Accounts How to Protect Your Email Address from Scammers? Using Robust Passwords Set Up Multi-Factor Authentication Update Your Device’s Security Software Enable Dark Web Monitoring Signs Your Email Account Has Been Hacked You can’t log in to your account Strange messages pop up on your social media accounts Your family members or friends are receiving emails you didn’t send Your sent-message folder contains spammy messages you don’t remember writing How to Help Recover Your Email Account from a Scammer If you can still access your account, change your login credentials immediately Inform your friends and family members about the ha