Have You Been Hacked Emergency Recovery Actions

1. Have You Been Hacked Emergency Recovery Actions If your systems have been hacked, it is essential to implement some emergency recovery actions to minimize the loss. Understand The Motivation Once you know the motive (financial information, identity theft, etc.); you may choose the right course of action required to recover and prevent further loss. De-Authorize If your affected account was used as login for another account, then unlink the accounts and de-authorize the accounts after changing passwords to log out of all devices. Password Reset Change the password of the affected service and all other services that use a similar password to prevent hackers from expanding their access. Update Your System Your computer may have served as the point of entry, so update the latest version of OS, buy good antivirus and run a complete system scan. Reclaim Your Online Accounts Check if your social accounts have been hacked and regain access to your accounts by following platform-specific actions. Check For Backdoors After reclaiming your accounts; scrutinize your privacy policies, check your emails for unauthorized activity and change answers to security questions. www.centextech.com Centex Technologies 1201 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361 7600 Chevy Chase Drive, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78752 13355 Noel Road, Suite # 1100, Dallas, TX 75240 501 N. 4th Street, Killeen, TX 76541 Phone: (404) 994 - 5074 Phone: (512) 956 - 5454 Phone: (972) 375 - 9654 Phone: (254) 213 - 4740 Image Source: Designed by Freepik