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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

What to do if your email account is stolen – and how to stop it happening again

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Email accounts have become more than a longstanding method of communication, morphing into the centre of your digital world as the user login for hundreds of services from shopping to socials. So when you forget your password, your email gets stolen or hacked, it can be a total nightmare.

Here’s what to do if the worst happens. Quickly taking these steps can help get you back into your email and safeguard the many other accounts linked to it.

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