Quick Tips: Five Things To Do If You Get Hacked

It might seem like an obvious choice at first, but many people often resort to panic-clicking device options, rebooting, Googling for solutions, calling tech support (or that tech-savvy friend) for help, all while leaving the compromised device connected.

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01 Disconnect from the Internet

01. To stop any additional loss of data, and to stop attackers from accessing any more of your data, the immediate thing you should do once you discover or even suspect that your device has been hacked, is to isolate and disconnect the infected from the Internet.

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