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Should I Back Up If My Machine Is Infected?

If you believe your machine is infected, first protect and preserve your data.

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Has a Hacker Really Hacked My Email Account?

An email claims your email account has been hacked, possibly even including a password you’ve used. Don’t be fooled; it’s a scam.

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My Email Is Hacked. How Do I Fix It?

Getting locked out of your own email is scary, and the fallout can spread to your bank, social media, and contacts. I’ll walk you through the steps to take right now: recovering your account, locking it down, and protecting everything connected to it.

Why Am I Getting Spam From Myself?

Getting spam from yourself? We all do. I’ll look at why it happens, what little you can do about it, and something unlikely but important to check.

Don’t Lose Your Phone: Here’s What Can Happen (and How to Prepare)

Given how much we’ve come to rely on them, are you prepared to lose your mobile device?

I searched and found a Hotmail support number, but is it legit?

There is no Hotmail support number. If you find one in search results, it’s not Microsoft. Whether it’s legitimate is up for debate.

Why Does My Account Keep Sending Out Spam?

Unfortunately most of this is out of your hands now. There are a few things you can check for, and then you’ll have to just get on with your life.