Browsers & Accounts · Course 5
How Accounts Get Stolen
Cookie theft, info-stealers, recovery and what to do after a takeover.
- 1Session Cookies and Staying Signed In12 min · Why a stolen session cookie can skip your password and two-step.
- 2Info-Stealers12 min · Malware that grabs saved passwords, cookies and wallets, and how it gets in.
- 3Account Recovery Done Right12 min · Recovery email, phone and backup codes, and the scams that fake recovery.
- 4After a Takeover12 min · The steps, in order, to win an account back and close every back door.
- 5Challenge: Jordan's Stolen Game Account12 min · Help a gamer friend whose account was taken with two-step turned on.
Hands-on
Do it on the practice computer
Lessons have labs you can try in your browser, plus questions that earn points toward the Account Guardian badge.
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