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JulesD
Just joined
2 days ago

Hacked email account

I have 3 email addresses with the one Virgin Account.

One has been hacked and the hacker is trying to extort money. Does anyone know what should I do?

 

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  • goslow's avatar
    goslow
    Alessandro Volta

    Some starter suggestions here from VM

    https://www.virginmedia.com/help/security/why-is-my-virgin-media-email-hacked

    Have you re-used the email address and same password combination on any other online sites or services?

    I you have, you should be changing those to a unique password for each one, changing security questions for each service and enabling 2FA where it is available.

    A VM person should reply here, usually within a few days, and should help you regain control of the mailbox (if you still need it) or delete it if not.

  • Hi JulesD,

    Thanks for posting and welcome to our community 😊

    Sorry to hear of the issue with your emails, so I can get a few more details from you, I've popped you over a private message.

    Alex_Rm