If you listen to your grandparents about the “good old days”, you’d think crime was a new phenomena. Back in the day, you could leave your house unlocked, kids could play outside without fear of strangers, and the banker would loan you money on your word and a handshake. Whenever anything bad did happen, a quick call to the sheriff (who already was your best friend) and the bad guy would be locked away, keeping your town a bastion of goodness yet again.
Sadly, that’s not the case today (and if we’d be honest, it wasn’t really that good ever). If you’re a thinking human, you likely keep your doors locked at night, set strong passwords on your devices, and make sure to not give out your ID numbers to shady businesses. You even probably try to use strong passwords, and not reuse the same ones across important accounts (at least we hope!).
Even with all of your preventions, though, you’re never 100% safe. That’s why we were wondering if you’ve ever had your accounts hacked. If you did, we’d love to hear how you got through it, and if you have any tips you can share with the rest of us. We’d love to hope that none of our readers have ever had that happen, but odds are, someone has, sadly.
And if you’d like more ways to keep your online data safe, checkout our post on Protecting Yourself From the Dangers of the Cloud.