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E-mail account hacked and e-mail and e-mails deleted

OAA25
First Timer
Private Message TalkTalk
Message 3 of 3

My e-mail account was hacked today and all e-mails have been deleted.

Is there a way to recover these?

There is nothing in the trash/Bin?

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nomfezeko-TT
Support Team
Staff
Private Message
Message 1 of 3

Thank you, @fr8ys. We are so sorry to hear about this @OAA25, kindly check fr8ys' post on this thread and get back to us with feedback once you have gone through it. 

 

-Fez. 

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fr8ys
Community Star
Private Message TalkTalk
Message 2 of 3

No, sorry, but once gone they can't be recovered.

 

Have you got control of your account?

 

If so then change your password immediately to one you have not used before. If you use the email / password combination on any other websites, change these passwords too.

 

If possible log out of the email and log out on all devices, to keep the hacker out of your account.

 

If you still have your contacts, export these so you have them offline, as hackers will use these and sometimes delete these as well as your emails.

 

Run a virus scan on your device and also a malware scan. I use the free version of malwarebytes

 

Hope this helps and will keep you safe going forward.

 

Did you click on any links within emails to confirm your account as this is the prime way hackers get control. Don't click on links within mails unless you are absolutely sure it's fpm a legitimate source.

Please remember to mark Solved Posts with Best Answer. Doing so helps other customers and saves TalkTalk's Support Team time by only looking at unsolved topics. Thanks, Steve (a fellow customer).
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