Update, Dec. 07, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 05, has been updated with examples of the kind of cyber-attacks used by hackers and scammers to lock you out of your Gmail account. A Dec.

If you need to reset your password, a code or password reset link will be sent to the recovery email or texted to the recovery phone number. Jim Rossman / TNS This week a reader asks about how to ...

Instagram users are receiving unexpected password reset emails in social engineering attacks. Learn how to spot these scams ...

When a Gmail account is hijacked, the damage rarely stops at email. A single compromise can expose banking resets, cloud backups, and identity documents, so the priority is to regain control quickly ...

Discovering that you got an email from Instagram about a password reset request that you didn't make can be a very concerning situation for anyone. After all, it is hard to know how the situation ...

This article guides you on troubleshooting your Gmail access when you are locked out. You can be locked out of your Gmail ...

It’s been quite a while since I’ve received an apologetic email from a contact saying their account had been hacked and a recent email most definitely sent to me wasn’t from them. But this still ...

Google is planning to delete inactive Google accounts, which includes Gmail, Photos and Drive services, this week. Ahead of the deadline there appears to be a bit of a scramble by users to get back ...

There's now a way to get back into your Google account if you lose your password and don't have your own recovery email. Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, ...

If you have forgotten your Bing password, which is essentially your Microsoft account password since Bing is integrated with Microsoft services, there are several steps and options you can take to ...

Instagram users around the world got multiple password reset emails over the weekend. Instagram has now explained what really happened.