From the FTC: What to do if your email or social media is hacked

The Federal Trade Commission has released a consumer alert indicating what you can do if your email or social media accounts have been hacked. 

Hackers target your email and social media accounts to steal your personal information. These include your username and password, bank or credit card account numbers, or Social Security number. If they get it, they use it to commit identity theft, spread malware, or scam other people. So, what are signs that someone hacked your account, and how can you recover a stolen account?

Here are some things that might tip you off to a problem:

• You get a notification that your email address or phone number changed. Or that your password was reset. But you didn’t make those changes.
• You get a message that someone tried to log in, or did log in, and it wasn’t you.
• You can’t log in to your account.

The full FTC consumer alert can be read by clicking this link. It includes contact information for many social media sites as well as tips for keeping your information safe.