 TITLE: What Is Account Takeover Fraud and How Can You Prevent It? CONTENT: What to Do if Your Account Has Been Hacked\n------------------------------------------\nIf you discover your account has been hacked, follow these basic steps for dealing with account fraud and identity theft:\n*   **Report the fraud to the company or agency involved.** You may need to close your account or upgrade your account security.\n*   **Check your accounts.** Assess whether your other accounts have been affected, especially those that use the same password.\n*   **Change your passwords.** Update account information for the affected account and any others that share passwords with it. Better yet, you may want to take this opportunity to change and upgrade your passwords across the board.\n*   **Consider your credit.** If you haven't already, you may want to freeze your credit or add a fraud alert to your credit reports and activate credit monitoring. Experian can help you start the recovery process. END