31 July 2026

Account Hijacking: What It Is, How It Happens, and What to Do If Your Accounts Have Been Compromised

If one day you try to log in to your email and your password no longer works, or you receive a login notification from a country you've never been to, you may have been the victim of an account takeover—in other words, someone has taken control of something that belongs to you without your permission. This is no minor issue. Fraud related to account theft and takeover results in combined losses of more than billions of euros each year for individuals and businesses. And the trend, far from…

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