How to find who hacked my hotmail

All I can suggest at this point is to see if your email service will restore it for you. In general, they will not. Because the deletion was not their doing, but rather the doing of someone logged into the account, they may simply claim it's your responsibility. Hard as it is to hear, they're right. Start backing up your email now. Start backing up your contacts now. Aside from "I should have been backing up," one of the most important lessons to learn from the experience is to consider all of the ways that your account could have been hacked, and then take appropriate steps to protect yourself from a repeat occurrence in the future.

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Thank you. The same exact thing has happened to me, except the hacker has changed the language on my account to what seems to be an Arabic language, so I can't read it Search for emails that the hacker sent from your account, or that the hacker may have viewed and then deleted. In your social media account, check for messages that the hacker might have sent from your account.

This information will help you figure out what information was exposed. If it was, visit IdentityTheft. If you the hacker misused your sensitive information, like your Social Security number, to access or open new accounts, to apply for government benefits, to file federal taxes, or any other misuse, report it. At IdentityTheft. Send your friends a quick email or text, or post something to let them know that you were hacked.

You could send them this article, too. If you think that personal information from your Hotmail account has been used to commit ID theft, you can contact the following authorities:.

Skip to main content. July 7, Hotmail hacked? Take these steps Eve Blakemore. If you believe that your Hotmail mail account has been compromised, but you still have access to your account, you should: Change your password. Update and change the secret question and answer used to recover your password.

Update and change the alternative email address that you use on your account. If you think that personal information from your Hotmail account has been used to commit ID theft, you can contact the following authorities: Your credit card company, if you have given your credit card information.